Outer membrane vesicles transmit blaNDM-5 and package metallo-β-lactamases to promote antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli - PubMed
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- #Carbapenemase
- #Antibiotic Resistance
- #Outer Membrane Vesicles
- OMVs from E. coli with blaNDM-5 transfer plasmids and active carbapenemase, boosting antibiotic resistance.
- These vesicles raise meropenem MICs >500-fold in recipients and degrade antibiotics extracellularly.
- Proteomic changes in OMVs reflect bacterial adaptations to carbapenem exposure.