beta-lactamase

enzyme

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In Enterobacter
…of producing enzymes known as beta-lactamases, which cleave the central ring structure responsible for the activity of beta-lactam antibiotics, a group that includes imipenem (a type of carbapenem) and cephalosporins. Repeated exposure to these drugs selects for beta-lactamase-synthesizing Enterobacter, thereby giving rise to drug resistance, including against carbapenems, which were…
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