| Literature DB >> 18212098 |
Silke Besier1, Albrecht Ludwig, Johannes Zander, Volker Brade, Thomas A Wichelhaus.
Abstract
Linezolid resistance in Staphylococcus aureus is typically associated with mutations in the 23S rRNA gene. Here we show that the accumulation of a single point mutation, G2576T, in the different copies of this gene causes stepwise increases in resistance, impairment of the biological fitness, and cross-resistance to quinupristin-dalfopristin and chloramphenicol.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18212098 PMCID: PMC2292563 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01098-07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191