Spontaneous Deletion of the Methicillin Resistance Determinant, mecA, Partially Compensates for the Fitness Cost Associated with High-Level Vancomycin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

Title
Spontaneous Deletion of the Methicillin Resistance Determinant, mecA, Partially Compensates for the Fitness Cost Associated with High-Level Vancomycin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
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Journal
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY
Volume 52, Issue 4, Pages 1221-1229
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Online
2008-01-23
DOI
10.1128/aac.01164-07

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