Molecular Profile of Metallo-β-Lactamase Producing Bacterial Isolates from Clinical Samples; South-South Nigeria Perspective

• Date: 2023
• Main Authors: Akereuke, U.E., Onwuezobe, I.A., Ekuma, A.E., Edem, E.N., Uko, N.S., Okon, R.S., Bawonda, E.O., Ekpenyong, E.N., Акереуке, У.Є., Онвуезобе, І.А., Екума, А.Е., Едем, Е.Н., Уко, Н.С., Окон, Р.С., Бавонда, Е.О., Екпенйонг, Е.Н.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: PH "Akademperiodyka" of the NAS of Ukraine 2023
• Online Access: https://ojs.microbiolj.org.ua/index.php/mj/article/view/118
• Journal Title: Microbiological Journal

One of the major clinical problems regarding β-lactam antibiotics resistance is attributed to metallo-beta-lactamases (MβL), which are a group of enzymes that is a subset of beta- lactamases belonging to group B of the Ambler classification, which causes hydrolysis of carbapenems. The study was cond...