Abstract
A minisequencing method based on matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI TOF MS) was developed for rapid identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms at bla(TEM) gene codons 104, 164 and 238 associated with extended-spectrum activity on TEM-type beta-lactamases. The method was validated by testing the Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae strains possessing the known bla(TEM) gene sequences.
Publication types
-
Evaluation Study
-
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
-
Validation Study
MeSH terms
-
Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
-
Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
-
Base Sequence
-
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
-
Enterobacteriaceae / enzymology
-
Enterobacteriaceae / genetics
-
Enterobacteriaceae / isolation & purification*
-
Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology*
-
Escherichia coli / genetics
-
Humans
-
Klebsiella pneumoniae / genetics
-
Molecular Sequence Data
-
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
-
Sequence Analysis, DNA / methods*
-
Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / methods*
-
beta-Lactamases / genetics*
-
beta-Lactamases / metabolism
Substances
-
Bacterial Proteins
-
beta-Lactamases