Transcriptomic and functional analysis of an autolysis-deficient, teicoplanin-resistant derivative of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on September 01, 2006

Authors

Adriana Renzoni1, Christine Barras, Patrice François, Yvan Charbonnier, Elzbieta Huggler, Christian Garzoni, William L Kelley, Paul Majcherczyk, Jacques Schrenzel, Daniel P Lew, Pierre Vaudaux

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1: Service of Infectious Diseases, University Hospitals of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland.

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