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. 2015 Sep;53(9):3102-3.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01411-15. Epub 2015 Jul 1.

Ceftaroline Activity against mecC-Containing Staphylococcus aureus

Sushmita D Lahiri  1 , Richard A Alm  2
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Ceftaroline Activity against mecC-Containing Staphylococcus aureus

Sushmita D Lahiri et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Sep.
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FIG 1
Alignment of the alternative PBPs, MecA and MecC. The identical residues are boxed, and the MecA (PBP2a) residues that form the ceftaroline binding pocket are shaded gray. The variations in MecA that have been found in MRSA isolates that exhibit a ceftaroline MIC of ≥2 μg/ml (6–10) are shown above the respective MecA protein residues. The GenBank accession numbers for MecA (strain N315) and MecC (strain TRN6234) are BAB41256 and KT192641, respectively.
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