Genetic resistance factors and antimicrobial resistance phenotypes in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates of animals and humans

Methicillin-resistant_Staphylococcus_aureus_(MRSA)_Bacteria

Source: NIAID/NIH

A new study identified three functional protein families in MRSA, through sequencing, that confer extensive antibiotic resistance independent of the known antibiotic resistance determinants, mecA and mecC.

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