In vitro transfer of methicillin resistance determinants mecA from methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA)

In vitro transfer of methicillin resistance determinants mecA from methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA)

Abstract Background Staphylococcus aureus more than any other human pathogen is a better model for the study of the adaptive evolution of bacterial resistance to antibiotics, as it has demonstrated a remarkable ability in its response to new antibiotics. This study was designed to investigate the in...

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Main Authors: Asinamai Athliamai Bitrus, Zakaria Zunita, Siti Khairani Bejo, Sarah Othman, Nur Adilah Ahmad Nadzir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Horizontal gene transfer
Methicillin
Resistance
Staphylococcus aureus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-017-0994-6

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