Cloning and sequence analysis of the gene for a carbapenem-hydrolyzing class A beta-lactamase, Sme-1, from Serratia marcescens S6.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on June 01, 1994

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T Naas1, L Vandel, W Sougakoff, D M Livermore, P Nordmann

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1: Abteilung Mikrobiologie, Universität Basel, Switzerland.

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