On the Offensive: the Role of Outer Membrane Vesicles in the Successful Dissemination of New Delhi Metallo-β-lactamase (NDM-1)

Resistance to carbapenems, last-resort antibiotics, is spreading worldwide, raising great concern. NDM-1 is one of the most potent and widely disseminated carbapenem-hydrolyzing enzymes spread among many bacteria and is secreted to the extracellular medium within outer membrane vesicles.

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Main Authors: Melina M. B. Martínez, Robert A. Bonomo, Alejandro J. Vila, Paulo C. Maffía, Lisandro J. González
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/957875283d06479087bc2485dfaab620
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