Genomic analysis of the emergence of vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

mBio

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Kobayashi, Scott D ^a   Musser, James M ^b   DeLeo, Frank R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMMENSAL; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENOTYPE; INCIDENCE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPARISON; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

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

EID: 84865774121     PISSN: 21612129     EISSN: 21507511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mBio.00170-12     Document Type: Article

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