Mechanisms of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

Annual Review of Biochemistry

Volumn 84, Issue , 2015, Pages 577-601

  Peacock, Sharon J ^a   Paterson, Gavin K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Methicillin resistance; MRSA; Penicillin binding protein; Staphylococcus aureus; lactam antibiotics

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM; RECOMBINASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MECA PROTEIN, STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIAL GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRESSOR GENE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; VETERINARY;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84930722588     PISSN: 00664154     EISSN: 15454509     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biochem-060614-034516     Document Type: Review

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