Recruitment of the mecA gene homologue of Staphylococcus sciuri into a resistance determinant and expression of the resistant phenotype in Staphylococcus aureus.

PMID: 112740992001

Key Findings

The wild-type mecA gene from S. sciuri is not resistant, but a promoter mutation leads to resistance.

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2mutation entries

AMR Mutations

Gene	Protein Change	Nucleotide Change	Mechanism	Organism	Resistance To	Database	Validation Status
mecA	-	T1577A	increased transcription rate	Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus sciuri	-	Reslit	-