blaS

beta-lactamase

Overview

Validation Method
disc diffusion and minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) assays
Drug Classes
beta-lactam antibiotics
Organisms
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium smegmatis
Papers
1
Databases
Reslit
Papers1
1

Genetic analysis of the beta-lactamases of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium smegmatis and susceptibility to beta-lactam antibiotics.

PMID 15699201 · 2005

The study identifies and characterizes beta-lactamases blaC, blaS, and a putative cephalosporinase blaE in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium smegmatis, demonstrating their roles in beta-lactam resistance through increased susceptibility in mutants lacking these genes.

Gene Information

Gene Name
blaS
Allele
blaS
Encodes
beta-lactamase
Source Database
Reslit
Confers Resistance To
beta-lactam antibiotics
Organisms Tested In
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mycobacterium smegmatis
Validation Method
disc diffusion and minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) assays
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