The Anti-Repressor MecR2 Promotes the Proteolysis of the mecA Repressor and Enables Optimal Expression of β-lactam Resistance in MRSA

Antibiotic resistance is ancient

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Methicillin-Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Is Not Affected by the Overexpression in Trans of the mecA Gene Repressor: A Surprising Observation

(2011) Duarte C. Oliveira et al.   PLoS One

Transcription and Translation Products of the Cytolysin Gene psm-mec on the Mobile Genetic Element SCCmec Regulate Staphylococcus aureus Virulence

(2011) Chikara Kaito et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Origin and Molecular Evolution of the Determinant of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococci

(2010) S. Tsubakishita et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

(2010) Frank R DeLeo et al.   LANCET

Molecular epidemiology of community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Europe

(2010) Jonathan A Otter et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Evolution of MRSA During Hospital Transmission and Intercontinental Spread

(2010) S. R. Harris et al.   SCIENCE

Classification of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec (SCCmec): Guidelines for Reporting Novel SCCmec Elements

(2009)   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Waves of resistance: Staphylococcus aureus in the antibiotic era

(2009) Henry F. Chambers et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Mobile Genetic Element-Encoded Cytolysin Connects Virulence to Methicillin Resistance in MRSA

(2009) Shu Y. Queck et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Tackling antibiotic resistance: a dose of common antisense?

(2008) N. Woodford et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY