title: Bacterial resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics: compelling opportunism, compelling opportunity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA.
authors.forename: Jed F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: Samy O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Meroueh
authors.forename: Shahriar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mobashery
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011485:Protein Binding; D018440:beta-Lactam Resistance; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000378:metabolism; D047090:beta-Lactams / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D047090:beta-Lactams; D001618:beta-Lactamases