Role of mecA transcriptional regulation in the phenotypic expression of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 5464-5471

  Niemeyer, Debra M ^a,c   Pucci, Michael J ^b   Thanassi, Jane A ^b   Sharma, Vijay K ^a   Archer, Gordon L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

^c DAVID GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0029812728     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.18.5464-5471.1996     Document Type: Article

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