Genetic Characterization of Vga ABC Proteins Conferring Reduced Susceptibility to Pleuromutilins in Staphylococcus aureus

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Gentry, Daniel R. [1 ]
McCloskey, Lynn [1 ]
Gwynn, Michael N. [1 ]
Rittenhouse, Stephen F. [1 ]
Scangarella, Nicole [1 ]
Shawar, Ribhi [1 ]
Holmes, David J. [1 ]
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[1] GlaxoSmithKline Inc, UP1345, ID CEDD, Dept Microbiol, Collegeville, PA 19426 USA
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10.1128/AAC.00915-08
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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Retapamulin MICs of >= 2 mu g/ml were noted for 6 of 5,676 S. aureus recent clinical isolates evaluated. The ABC proteins VgaAv and VgaA were found to be responsible for the reduced susceptibility to pleuromutilins exhibited by these six isolates.
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