Diversity of staphylococci exhibiting high-level resistance to mupirocin

作者：Mokidur Rahman, Stephen Connolly, William C. Noble, B. Cookson, Ian Richard Phillips · 发表于：Journal of Medical Microbiology · 年份：1990 · DOI：10.1099/00222615-33-2-97 · 被引用次数：71 · 研究领域：Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus、Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity、Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies

Plasmids mediating high-level resistance to mupirocin (MIC greater than 1000 mg/L) in staphylococci from various sources were studied by restriction endonuclease cleavage. Several patterns were obtained but six plasmids isolated from various Staphylococcus aureus and S. epidermidis strains were indistinguishable. The diversity and spread of these plasmids is illustrated.