Biochemical Characterization of the Subclass B3 Metallo-β-Lactamase PJM-1 from Pseudoxanthomonas japonensis.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother

Department of Microbiology and Infectious Disease, Toho University School of Medicine, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

Published: September 2022

Biochemical properties of the novel subclass B3 metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) PJM-1 expressed in Pseudoxanthomonas japonensis, which is often isolated from the environment, were determined. The 906-bp gene in is a species-specific MBL gene, and PJM, with 301 predicted amino acids, has 81.8% amino acid identity with AIM-1. In this study, PJM-1 was recombinantly expressed and purified. PJM-1 showed a low catalytic activity against ceftazidime and cefepime, and it was strongly inhibited by EDTA.

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