A functional classification scheme for beta-lactamases and its correlation with molecular structure.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on June 01, 1995

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K Bush1, G A Jacoby, A A Medeiros

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1: American Cyanamid Company, Lederle Laboratories, Pearl River, New York 10965, USA.

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