Cell Wall Thickening Is a Common Feature of Vancomycin Resistance in <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>

Cui, Longzhu; Ma, Xiaoxue; Sato, Katsuhiro; Okuma, Keiko; C. Tenover, Fred; Masae Mamizuka, Elsa; G. Gemmell, C.; Kim, Mi‐Na; Ploy, Marie-Cécile; El Solh, Névine; Ferraz, Vivian; Hiramatsu, Keiichi

doi:10.1128/jcm.41.1.5-14.2003

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Cell Wall Thickening Is a Common Feature of Vancomycin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

Published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology • Jan 1, 2003

Authors:

Longzhu Cui

Xiaoxue Ma

Katsuhiro Sato

Abstract

We have previously shown that a thickened cell wall is responsible for the vancomycin resistance of vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) (equivalent to vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus and glycopeptide-intermediate S. aureus) strain Mu50 (L. Cui, H. Murakami, K. Kuwahara-Arai, H. Hanak...

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Vancomycin

Teicoplanin

Glycopeptide

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