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Dysregulation ofmprFanddltABCDexpression among daptomycin-non-susceptible MRSA clinical isolates
Author(s) -
Arnold S. Bayer,
Nagendra N. Mishra,
Ambrose L. Cheung,
Aileen Rubio,
SooJin Yang
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkw142
Subject(s) - biology , daptomycin , regulon , transcription (linguistics) , gene , genetics , transcription factor , regulation of gene expression , gene expression , phenotype , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , vancomycin , linguistics , philosophy
In small series or individual reports, SNPs within the mprF ORF and dysregulation of its expression in Staphylococcus aureus have been linked to daptomycin resistance (DAP-R) via a proposed gain-in-function mechanism. Similarly, dysregulation of dltABCD has also been associated with DAP-R.

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