• Cryptic β-Lactamase Evolution Is Driven by Low β-Lactam Concentrations 

      Fröhlich, Christopher; Gama, João Alves; Harms, Klaus; Hirvonen, Viivi H. A.; Lund, Bjarte Aarmo; van der Kamp, Marc W.; Johnsen, Pål Jarle; Samuelsen, Ørjan; Leiros, Hanna-Kirsti S. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-28)
      Our current understanding of how low antibiotic concentrations shape the evolution of contemporary β-lactamases is limited. Using the widespread carbapenemase OXA-48, we tested the long-standing hypothesis that selective compartments with low antibiotic concentrations cause standing genetic diversity that could act as a gateway to developing clinical resistance. Here, we subjected <i>Escherichia ...