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. 1984 May;158(2):513-6.
doi: 10.1128/jb.158.2.513-516.1984.

Low-affinity penicillin-binding protein associated with beta-lactam resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

B J Hartman, A Tomasz

Low-affinity penicillin-binding protein associated with beta-lactam resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

B J Hartman et al. J Bacteriol. 1984 May.

Abstract

Methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus has been associated with alterations in the penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs). An intriguing property of all methicillin-resistant staphylococci is the dependence of resistance on the pH value of the growth medium. Growth of such bacteria at pH 5.2 completely suppressed the expression of methicillin resistance. We have examined the PBP patterns of methicillin-resistant staphylococci grown at pH 7.0. We detected a high-molecular-weight PBP (PBP-2a; approximate size, 78,000 daltons) that was only present in the resistant bacteria but not in the isogenic sensitive strain. In cultures grown at pH 5.2, the extra PBP was not detectable.

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