Distribution of mec regulator genes in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus clinical strains.

doi:10.1128/AAC.37.6.1219

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Distribution of mec regulator genes in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus clinical strains.

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jun 1993

Suzuki E, Kuwahara-Arai K, Richardson J F, Hiramatsu K

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The distributions of the mec regulator genes mecI and mecR1, which were identified on the chromosome of mecA-carrying Staphylococcus aureus N315, in methicillin-resistant staphylococci isolated in Japan and various countries were studied. Screening by dot blot hybridization by using polymerase ch...

Topics

Amino Acid Sequence
Bacterial Proteins
Base Sequence
DNA, Bacterial
Genes, Bacterial
Genes, Regulator
Methicillin Resistance
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Repressor Proteins
Staphylococcus aureus
Transcription, Genetic

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