Welcome to my Blog, take care!! http://rickwright3.blogs.jcsearch.com en-US Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:40:34 CST Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:40:34 CST JasmineCorp Blogs v1.0 60 http://rickwright3.blogs.jcsearch.com/5765 New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM-1) is an enzyme that makes bacteria resistant to a broad range of beta-lactam antibiotics. These include the antibiotics of the carbapenem family, which are a mainstay for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. The gene for NDM-1 is one member of a large gene family that encodes beta-lactamase enzymes called carbapenemases.<BR>Bacteria that have these genes are often referred to in the news media as "superbugs" because infections caused by<BR><a href="http://rickwright3.blogs.jcsearch.com/5765">Read More.....</a> http://rickwright3.blogs.jcsearch.com/5765#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:40:34 CST