Molecular basis of NDM-1, a new antibiotic resistance determinant.

The New Delhi Metallo-β-lactamase (NDM-1) was first reported in 2009 in a Swedish patient. A recent study reported that Klebsiella pneumonia NDM-1 positive strain or Escherichia coli NDM-1 positive strain was highly resistant to all antibiotics tested except tigecycline and colistin. These can no lo...

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Main Authors: Zhongjie Liang, Lianchun Li, Yuanyuan Wang, Limin Chen, Xiangqian Kong, Yao Hong, Lefu Lan, Mingyue Zheng, Cai Guang-Yang, Hong Liu, Xu Shen, Cheng Luo, Keqin Kathy Li, Kaixian Chen, Hualiang Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3161043?pdf=render