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New_Delhi_metallo-beta-lactamase-1

New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1

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Noun

New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (uncountable)

  1. an enzyme conferring resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics
  2. a gene that codes for the enzyme

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Derived terms

  • NDM-1 (abbreviation)
  • New Delhi superbug (a superbug made "super" by NDM-1)