| Literature DB >> 17438053 |
Daniel G Driscoll1, Casey L Young, Urs A Ochsner.
Abstract
Spontaneous loss of MupA-mediated high-level mupirocin resistance was observed in Staphylococcus aureus, although the isolate gave a PCR-positive test result for mupA. Sequencing of the mupA gene identified a single base-pair deletion that resulted in a frameshift mutation and loss of functional protein. Reversion to the wild-type allele and restoration of high-level resistance occurred with high frequency (>10(-6)), indicating the transient nature of MupA polymorphism.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17438053 PMCID: PMC1891366 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00241-07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191