A novel hybrid SCCmec-mecC region in Staphylococcus sciuri

OBJECTIVES: Methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus spp. results from the expression of an alternative penicillin-binding protein 2a (encoded by mecA) with a low affinity for β-lactam antibiotics. Recently, a novel variant of mecA known as mecC (formerly mecA(LGA251)) was identified in Staphylococc...

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Autores principales: Harrison, Ewan M., Paterson, Gavin K., Holden, Matthew T. G., Ba, Xiaoliang, Rolo, Joana, Morgan, Fiona J. E., Pichon, Bruno, Kearns, Angela, Zadoks, Ruth N., Peacock, Sharon J., Parkhill, Julian, Holmes, Mark A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3956370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24302651
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkt452

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