Increase in cell size and acid tolerance response in a stepwise-adapted methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus mutant

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1227-1232

  Raju, S ^a   Rao, Gururaj ^a   Patil, S A ^b   Kelmani, Chandrakanth R ^a  

^a GULBARGA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

ATR; MRSA mutant; Scanning electron microscopy; Stepwise adaptation

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACID TOLERANCE RESPONSE (ATR); MRSA MUTANT; OXACILLIN; SUBCULTURING;

MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34547828043     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-007-9352-4     Document Type: Article

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