title: Contribution of BlaA and BlaB beta-lactamases to antibiotic susceptibility of Yersinia enterocolitica biovar 1B.
abstract: Highly pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica biovar 1B produces two distinct beta-lactamases, BlaA and BlaB. Mutants of a representative biovar 1B isolate were constructed and evaluated to determine the extent of limitation of susceptibility to broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotics by BlaA and BlaB. The results demonstrated that BlaA, a class A enzyme, plays a significant role in limiting susceptibility to penicillins and cephalosporins. The contribution of BlaB, a class C enzyme, was less profound and was limited primarily to cephalosporin susceptibility.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Graduate Group, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Zachary W
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Bent
authors.forename: Glenn M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001618:beta-Lactamases