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dltA overexpression: A strain-independent keystone of daptomycin resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 Jan 2014
Cafiso Viviana, Bertuccio Taschia, Purrello Simona, Campanile Floriana, Mammina Caterina, Sartor Assunta, Raglio Annibale, Stefani Stefania
Abstract excerpt
The mechanisms leading to reduced susceptibility to daptomycin (DAP) are multifactorial and have not been fully elucidated. We analysed, by sequencing and expression studies, the role of the major molecular targets (cell-envelope charge genes, dltA, mprF, cls2; cell-wall turnover and autolysis genes, sceD, atl) involved in the emergence of DAP resistance in three series of isogenic clinical methicillin-resistant...
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