Piperacillin/tazobactam resistance in a clinical isolate of Escherichia coli due to IS26-mediated amplification of bla TEM-1B
An E. coli and K. pneumoniae phenotype resistant to piperacillin/tazobactam has recently emerged. Here, the authors show that hyperproduction of the β-lactamase driving this resistance occurs due to excision and reinsertion of a translocatable unit containing bla TEM-1B, creating a tandem array.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18668-2 |