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A novel membrane protein, VanJ, conferring resistance to teicoplanin.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Apr 2012
Novotna Gabriela, Hill Chris, Vincent Karen, Liu Chang, Hong Hee-Jeon
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial resistance to the glycopeptide antibiotic teicoplanin shows some important differences from the closely related compound vancomycin. They are currently poorly understood but may reflect significant differences in the mode of action of each antibiotic. Streptomyces coelicolor possesses a vanRSJKHAX gene cluster that when expressed confers resistance to both vancomycin and teicoplanin. The resistance to...
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