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Comparative evolutionary
analysis of metallo-β-lactamases with reference
to NDM1
Odedra D1 (M.Sc), Mallick M1 (M.Sc), Vidyarthi AS1 (Ph.D),
Shankaracharya1* (M.Sc)
Department of Biotechnology,
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi
ABSTRACT
Odedra D, Mallick M, Vidyarthi AS, Shankaracharya D,
Comparative evolutionary analysis of metallo-β-lactamases
with reference to NDM1, Onl J Bioinform.,
12(1):18-33, 2011. The amino
acid sequences of Metallo-β-lactamases in fast
evolving carbapenem resistant E. coli and K.
pneumoniae were used for addressing demographic relationships on
an evolutionary scale. The study was undertaken to establish the relation of
New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM1) with
various other types of metallo-β-lactamases.
Results demonstrated well resolved topologies of trees indicating separate line
of evolution of NDM1 from other types of metallo-β-lactamases.
This was the first systematic study to establish a substitution rate as high as
0.0005 substitutions per site per year for NDM1. Structural alignment of Metallo-β-lactamases from various bacterial strains
revealed a highly conserved zinc binding motif His116-X-His118-X-Asp120. This estimate fairly mirrored the quick and regular
emergence of new variant forms of metallo-β-lactamases.
However, none of the trees could demonstrate geographical separation suggesting
the spread of bacterial isolates due to geographical migration of patients for
seeking medical services.
Keywords: metallo-β-lactamases,
NDM1, carbapenem resistance, evolution
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