The <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content> Methicillin Resistance Factor FmtA Is a <sc>d</sc>-Amino Esterase That Acts on Teichoic Acids

ABSTRACT The methicillin resistance factor encoded by fmtA is a core member of the Staphylococcus aureus cell wall stimulon, but its function has remained elusive for the past two decades. First identified as a factor that affects methicillin resistance in S. aureus strains, FmtA was later shown to...

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Main Authors: Muhammad M. Rahman, Howard N. Hunter, Shamina Prova, Vidhu Verma, Aneela Qamar, Dasantila Golemi-Kotra
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/3d2b30e820eb41ab9b869a901e306924
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