CARB-9, a Carbenicillinase Encoded in the VCR Region of Vibrio cholerae Non-O1, Non-O139 Belongs to a Family of Cassette-Encoded β-Lactamases

Abstract
The gene blaCARB-9 was located in the Vibrio cholerae super-integron, but in a different location relative to blaCARB-7. CARB-9 (pI 5.2) conferred β-lactam MICs four to eight times lower than those conferred by CARB-7, differing at Ambler9s positions V97I, L124F, and T228K. Comparison of the genetic environments of all reported blaCARB genes indicated that the CARB enzymes constitute a family of cassette-encoded β-lactamases.

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