Genetic background affects stability of mecA in Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 2380-2383

  Katayama, Yuki ^a   Robinson, D Ashley ^b   Enright, Mark C ^b   Chambers, Henry F ^c,d  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; NAFCILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; GENE CASSETTE; GENOTYPE; MECA GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; DNA PRIMERS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PLASMIDS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TETRACYCLINE; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 18544379486     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.5.2380-2383.2005     Document Type: Article

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