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SCIENCE DAILY: Superbugs, NDM 1 Lactamase, Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Facts

SCIENCE DAILY Hot Science...... Monday, August 16, 2010 Superbugs, NDM 1 Lactamase, Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Facts There is no solid evidence to suggest that NDM-1 (Superbug) originated in India.what is NDM - 1 (Superbug)? ( Picture given below)? The NDM-1 resistance gene is on plasmids (extranuclear DNA) that can be exchanged among enterics.? These resistance plasmids can be isolated, characterized and identified.? Most NDM 1 bacteria contain several plasmids and up to