Distribution of the cfiA Gene among Bacteroides fragilis Strains in Japan and Relatedness of cfiA to Imipenem Resistance
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- 1 November 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 43 (11), 2808-2810
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.43.11.2808
Abstract
The cfiA gene, encoding an imipenem-hydrolyzing metallo-β-lactamase produced by Bacteroides fragilis, and insertion-like elements were detected by PCR amplification withB. fragilis strains isolated in Japan. The cfiAgene was found in 1.9 and 4.1% of the imipenem-susceptible B. fragilis isolates collected from 1987 to 1988 and from 1992 to 1994, respectively. Insertion-like elements adjacent to thecfiA gene were found in all nine metallo-β-lactamase-producing imipenem-resistant strains tested but not in nine cfiA-positive strains with no detectable metallo-β-lactamase activity.Keywords
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