Increased cell wall teichoic acid production and D-alanylation are common phenotypes among daptomycin-resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clinical isolates.

Increased cell wall teichoic acid production and D-alanylation are common phenotypes among daptomycin-resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clinical isolates.

Multiple mechanisms have been correlated with daptomycin-resistance (DAP-R) in Staphylococcus aureus. However, one common phenotype observed in many DAP-R S. Aureus strains is a thickened cell wall (CW). The first evidence for an impact of CW-linked glycopolymers on this phenotype was recently demon...

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Main Authors: Ute Bertsche, Soo-Jin Yang, Daniel Kuehner, Stefanie Wanner, Nagendra N Mishra, Tobias Roth, Mulugeta Nega, Alexander Schneider, Christoph Mayer, Timo Grau, Arnold S Bayer, Christopher Weidenmaier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3681945?pdf=render

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