Definitive Nomenclature of GES/IBC-Type Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases
2006
Weldhagen, Gerhard F. (University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa) | Kim, B.H. (Youngdong University, Youngdong, Republic of Korea) | Cho, C.H. (Youngdong University, Youngdong, Republic of Korea) | Lee, S.H. (Youngdong University, Youngdong, Republic of Korea), E-mail: [email protected]
Because there are no unified nomenclature systems for either GES-type or IBC-type extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs), we propose a unified and definitive nomenclature system for GES/IBC-type ESBLs. This proposed nomenclature update is greatly helpful in two points: (ⅰ) it would not confuse microbiologists studying GES-type ESBLs, fundamentally preventing misleading nomenclature of these antibiotic resistance genes, and (ⅱ) the definitive renaming of GES/IBC-type ESBLs can help some researchers to correctly designate new GES-type ESBLs such as novel enzymes identified from some nationwide surveys.
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