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OXA-253, a variant of the carbapenem-hydrolyzing class d β-lactamase OXA-143 in acinetobacter baumannii

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (2014) 58(5) 2976-2978
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02640-13
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The carbapenem-hydrolyzing class D β-lactamase OXA-253 was identified in an Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolate belonging to sequence type 113 (ST113) in Brazil. OXA-253 shares 93.8% amino acid identity with OXA-143. The bla OXA-253 gene is located on a ca. 20-kb plasmid. The genetic environment of the bla OXA-253 gene shares the highest identity with ubiquitous GR2 group plasmids usually carrying bla OXA-24/-40 genes. Copyright © 2014, American Society for Microbiology.

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Girlich, D., Damaceno, Q. S., Oliveira, A. C., & Nordmann, P. (2014). OXA-253, a variant of the carbapenem-hydrolyzing class d β-lactamase OXA-143 in acinetobacter baumannii. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 58(5), 2976–2978. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.02640-13

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