New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1

English

Alternative forms

New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1

Etymology

New Delhi +‎ metallo-beta-lactamase +‎ 1 From where it was discovered, New Delhi, that it is a metallo-beta-lactamase, and that it is the first.

Noun

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

An enzyme conferring resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics.
A gene that codes for the enzyme.

Synonyms

NDM-1 (abbreviation)

Hypernyms

New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase
(enzyme): metallo-beta-lactamase
(gene): superbug gene

Derived terms

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

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