Table 3.
Strain | Induced-β-lactamase sp acta (Un/mg) |
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Aztreonam | Cefoxitin | Carbenicillin | Cefuroxime | Piperacillin | |
KJ | 304 ± 42 | 793 ± 95 | 388 ± 40 | 1,868 ± 215 | 702 ± 84 |
KJΔZ | 344 ± 51 | 818 ± 101 | 428 ± 52 | 448 ± 51 | 336 ± 46 |
One unit of β-lactamase activity is defined as 1 nanomole of nitrocefin hydrolyzed per minute. The results are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation of three independent determinations.