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The Staphylococcus aureus Methicillin Resistance Factor FmtA Is a d-Amino Esterase That Acts on Teichoic Acids

The methicillin resistance factor encoded by fmtA is a core member of the Staphylococcus aureus cell wall stimulon, but its function has remained elusive for the past two decades. First identified as a factor that affects methicillin resistance in S. aureus strains, FmtA was later shown to interact...

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Autores principales: Rahman, Muhammad M., Hunter, Howard N., Prova, Shamina, Verma, Vidhu, Qamar, Aneela, Golemi-Kotra, Dasantila
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society of Microbiology 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4752606/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26861022
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02070-15