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Novel mechanism of glycopeptide resistance in the A40926 producer Nonomuraea sp. ATCC 39727.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jun 2010
Marcone Giorgia Letizia, Beltrametti Fabrizio, Binda Elisa, Carrano Lucia, Foulston Lucy, Hesketh Andrew, Bibb Mervyn, Marinelli Flavia
Abstract excerpt
In glycopeptide-resistant enterococci and staphylococci, high-level resistance is achieved by replacing the C-terminal d-alanyl-d-alanine of lipid II with d-alanyl-d-lactate, thus reducing glycopeptide affinity for cell wall targets. Reorganization of the cell wall in these organisms is directed by the vanHAX gene cluster. Similar self-resistance mechanisms have been reported for glycopeptide-producing...
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