Whole genome analysis of linezolid resistance in <it>Streptococcus pneumoniae </it>reveals resistance and compensatory mutations

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Several mutations were present in the genome of <it>Streptococcus pneumoniae </it>linezolid-resistant strains but the role of several of these mutations had not been experimentally tested. To analyze the role of these mut...

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Main Authors: Légaré Danielle, Leprohon Philippe, Feng Jie, Billal Dewan S, Ouellette Marc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/12/512