Molecular basis of vancomycin dependence in VanA-type Staphylococcus aureus VRSA-9

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 192, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 5465-5471

  Meziane Cherif, Djalal ^a   Saul, Frederick A ^b   Moubareck, Carole ^a   Weber, Patrick ^b   Haouz, Ahmed ^b   Courvalin, Patrice ^a   Périchon, Bruno ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2'; PROTEIN DDL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; D-ALANYLALANINE SYNTHETASE; PEPTIDE SYNTHASE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL MUTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 77957831864     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00613-10     Document Type: Article

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