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Evolution of β-lactamases. Within five decades of discovering the first penicillin-degrading enzyme, β-lactamases capable of hydrolyzing most β-lactam antibiotics, and resistance to inhibitors have emerged. The ability to tolerate a broad spectrum of β-lactams and inhibitor combinations is bolstered by the presence of multiple β-lactamase-encoding genes in a single pathogen.
