Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 10, Problem 9Q
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To determine:

The organisms that first possessed beta-lactamases, along with the reason for the same.

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Many antibiotics are not effective against bacteria that produce the enzyme beta-lactamase. It is an enzyme produced by bacteria like various strains of Staphylococci. It includes the penicillinase enzyme that damages the β lactam ring of most types of penicillin, like penicillin G. This occurs as a result of disruption of internal structure of a particular antibiotic by this enzyme, leading to antibiotic resistance in bacteria.

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