Open AccessStaphylococcus aureus Isolates with Reduced Susceptibility to Glycopeptides Belong to Accessory Gene Regulator Group I or II
Author(s) -
Isabelle Verdier,
M.E. Reverdy,
Jérôme Étienne,
Gérard Lina,
Michèle Bes,
François Vandenesch
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.48.3.1024-1027.2004
Subject(s) - glycopeptide , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , micrococcaceae , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , gene , multiplex polymerase chain reaction , staphylococcus , cephalosporin , antibacterial agent , antibiotics , bacteria , polymerase chain reaction , genetics
We used multiplex PCR to determine the agr group membership of 18 European glycopeptide heterointermediate and intermediate-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains. Of the 15 agr group I strains, 13 were resistant and 2 were susceptible to methicillin. The remaining three strains, like the United States and Japanese control strains, belonged to agr group II.
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