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Table 2 β-Lactamase activity and presence of blaZ in laboratory-stock BIVR and non-BIVR strains

From: Low level β-lactamase production in methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus strains with β-lactam antibiotics-induced vancomycin resistance

Strains

blaZ

β-lactamase activity (μmol/min/mg protein)

Reference strains

  

FDA209P (MSSA)

-

<1 × 10-4

N315 (non-BIVR)

+

7.39 × 10-1

Mu3 (BIVR)

-

<1 × 10-4

BIVR strains

  

K101

-

<1 × 10-4

K638

-

<1 × 10-4

K670

-

<1 × 10-4

K744

-

<1 × 10-4

K2480

-

<1 × 10-4

Non-BIVR strains

  

K1

+

1.94 × 10-1

K27

+

1.27 × 10-1

K51

+

6.24 × 10-1

K54

+

11.1

K1179

+

9.06 × 10-1

Transformants

  

K744-T

+

<1 × 10-4

K2480-T

+

<1 × 10-4