Role of penicillinase plasmids in the stability of the mecA gene in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

doi:10.1128/AAC.34.4.600

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Role of penicillinase plasmids in the stability of the mecA gene in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Apr 1990

Hiramatsu K, Suzuki E, Takayama H, Katayama Y, Yokota T

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The stability of methicillin resistance (Mcr) in three independent clinical isolates, MR108, MR6, and MR61, of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was studied. The Mcr phenotype was stably maintained in the progeny of all three MRSA clones carrying penicillinase plasmids. However,...

Topics

Blotting, Southern
DNA, Bacterial
Genes, Bacterial
Genetic Vectors
Methicillin
Penicillin Resistance
Penicillinase
Phenotype
Plasmids
Staphylococcus aureus
Transduction, Genetic

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