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Cloning and sequencing of the class B beta-lactamase gene (ccrA) from Bacteroides fragilis TAL3636

B A Rasmussen, Y Gluzman, Francis P. Tally

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 1990 · 170 citations · 15 references

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Bacteroides fragilis TAL3636 produces a class B, Zn2(+)-requiring beta-lactamase. The gene, ccrA, was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. The gene was sequenced and shown to share greater than 33% identity with the metalloenzyme from Bacillus cereus 569/H.

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