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Antibiotic-induced autoactivation of IS256 in Staphylococcus aureus.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2013
Schreiber Franziska, Szekat Christiane, Josten Michaele, Sahl Hans-Georg, Bierbaum Gabriele
Abstract excerpt
The 3' end of rsbU, encoding the positive regulator of the stress factor sigma B, was identified as a hot spot for spontaneous IS256 insertion in Staphylococcus aureus SA137/93G. Interestingly, subinhibitory concentrations of chloramphenicol in combination with heat stress, as well as linezolid and spectinomycin at physiological temperatures, selected for such rsbU::IS256 insertion mutants. In consequence of the...
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