Vancomycin modifies the expression of the agr system in multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates

Vancomycin modifies the expression of the agr system in multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates

Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic pathogen that colonizes human hosts and causes a wide variety of diseases. Two interacting regulatory systems called agr (accessory gene regulator) and sar (staphylococcal accessory regulator) are involved in the regulation of virulence factors. The aim of t...

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Main Authors: Vicenta eCázares-Domínguez, Sara A. eOchoa, Ariadnna eCruz-Córdova, Gerardo Erbey Rodea, Gerardo eEscalona, Alma eOlivares, José de Jesús Olivares-Trejo, Norma eVelázquez-Guadarrama, Juan eXicohtencatl-Cortes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
Vancomycin
antibiotics
Multidrug-resistant
Agr system
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00369/full

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