title: A carbapenem-susceptible Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain carrying the bla(SPM) gene.
abstract: We studied a carbapenem-susceptible Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain that does not produce carbapenemase but carries the metallo-beta-lactamase gene bla(SPM) identical in sequence to the gene of other fully carbapenem-resistant isolates. Carbapenem-susceptible isolates may be silent reservoirs of the bla(SPM) gene.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Microbiologia Professor Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Flávia L P C
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Pellegrino
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Casali
authors.forename: Simone A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Nouér
authors.forename: Lee W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.forename: Beatriz M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Moreira
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D015780:Carbapenems / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D015780:Carbapenems; C476155:beta-lactamase SPM-1, Pseudomonas aeruginosa; D001618:beta-Lactamases; C063912:carbapenemase