CTX-M-33 is a CTX-M-15 derivative conferring reduced susceptibility to carbapenems

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CTX-M-type extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) are widespread among Enterobacterales strains worldwide. The most common variant is CTX-M-15, which hydrolyzes ceftazidime at a high rate but spares carbapenems. Here, we identified CTX-M-33, a point mutation derivative of CTX-M-15 (Asp to Ser substitution at Ambler position 109) that exhibited low carbapenemase activity. β-Lactamase CTX-M-33 was identified in a Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate, belonging to sequence type 405 and lacking the outer membrane protein OmpK36, that was resistant to broad-spectrum cephalosporins and β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor combinations and displayed decreased susceptibility to carbapenems. Comparative hydrolytic activity assays showed that CTX-M-33 hydrolyzed ceftazidime at a lower level than CTX-M-15 but significantly hydrolyzed meropenem. In addition, CTX-M-33 showed higher mutant prevention concentration values and a wider mutant selection window in the presence of meropenem, in accordance with its observed hydrolytic properties. Here, we identified the very first CTX-M enzyme possessing weak carbapenemase activity, which may correspond to an emerging phenomenon, considering its possible evolution from the widespread ESBL CTX-M-15.

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Poirel, L., de la Rosa, J. M. O., Richard, A., Aires-De-Sousa, M., & Nordmann, P. (2019). CTX-M-33 is a CTX-M-15 derivative conferring reduced susceptibility to carbapenems. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 63(12). https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01515-19

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