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NorB, an efflux pump in Staphylococcus aureus strain MW2, contributes to bacterial fitness in abscesses.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Nov 2008
Ding Yanpeng, Onodera Yoshikuni, Lee Jean C, Hooper David C
Abstract excerpt
While remaining a major problem in hospitals, Staphylococcus aureus is now spreading in communities. Strain MW2 (USA400 lineage) and other community methicillin-resistant S. aureus strains most commonly cause skin infections with abscess formation. Multidrug resistance (MDR) efflux pumps contribute to antimicrobial resistance but may also contribute to bacterial survival by removal of environmental toxins. In S....
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