β-Lactam Resistance in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 Is Increased by Inactivation of the ClpXP Protease

ABSTRACT Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has acquired the mecA gene encoding a peptidoglycan transpeptidase, penicillin binding protein 2a (PBP2a), which has decreased affinity for β-lactams. Quickly spreading and highly virulent community-acquired (CA) MRSA strains recently emerg...

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Auteurs principaux: Kristoffer T. Bæk, Angelika Gründling, René G. Mogensen, Louise Thøgersen, Andreas Petersen, Wilhelm Paulander, Dorte Frees
Format: Artigo
Langue:anglais
Publié: 2014
Accès en ligne:https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.02802-14
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