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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, June 2004, p. 2321-2324, Vol. 48, No. 6
0066-4804/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/AAC.48.6.2321-2324.2004
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Molecular Characterization of a Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Class A ß-Lactamase, SFC-1, from Serratia fonticola UTAD54

Center for Cell Biology, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro,¹ CECAV, Department of Veterinary Science, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal²

Received 11 September 2003/ Returned for modification 20 November 2003/ Accepted 6 February 2004

An environmental isolate of Serratia fonticola resistant to carbapenems contains a gene encoding a class A ß-lactamase with carbapenemase activity. The enzyme was designated SFC-1. The bla_SFC-I gene is contained in the chromosome of S. fonticola UTAD54 and is absent from other S. fonticola strains.

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