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. 1986 Mar;29(3):519–520. doi: 10.1128/aac.29.3.519

Properties of a novel carbenicillin-hydrolyzing beta-lactamase (CARB-4) specified by an IncP-2 plasmid from Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

A M Philippon, G C Paul, A P Thabaut, G A Jacoby
PMCID: PMC180426  PMID: 3087285

Abstract

CARB-4, a novel carbenicillin-hydrolyzing beta-lactamase with an isoelectric point of 4.3, was discovered in a strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from France. It was determined by a multiresistant transmissible plasmid belonging to the P-2 incompatibility group.

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