New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1
English
Alternative forms
- New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1
Etymology
New Delhi + metallo-beta-lactamase + 1From 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)