Genetic Diversity of norA, Coding for a Main Efflux Pump of Staphylococcus aureus

NorA is the best studied efflux system of Staphylococcus aureus and therefore frequently used as a model for investigating efflux-mediated resistance in this pathogen. NorA activity is associated with resistance to fluoroquinolones, several antiseptics and disinfectants and several reports have poin...

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Main Authors: Sofia Santos Costa, Benjamin Sobkowiak, Ricardo Parreira, Jonathan D. Edgeworth, Miguel Viveiros, Taane G. Clark, Isabel Couto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2018.00710/full