Muramoylpentapeptide Carboxypeptidase

Bacteriology
Unique Variations of pbp2b Sequences in Penicillin-Nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates from Korea
Jin Yang Baek, Kwan Soo Ko, Won Sup Oh, Sook-In Jung, Yeon Sook Kim, Hyun-Ha Chang, Hyuck Lee, Shin Woo Kim, Kyong Ran Peck, Nam Yong Lee, Jae-Hoon Song
Bacteriology
Evaluation of Penicillin Binding Protein 2a Latex Agglutination Assay for Identification of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Directly from Blood Cultures
Kimberle C. Chapin, Michael C. Musgnug
Bacteriology
mecA Gene Is Widely Disseminated in Staphylococcus aureus Population
C. L. C. Wielders, A. C. Fluit, S. Brisse, J. Verhoef, F. J. Schmitz
Bacteriology
Rapid Identification of Staphylococcus aureus and the mecA Gene from BacT/ALERT Blood Culture Bottles by Using the LightCycler System
Nabin K. Shrestha, Marion J. Tuohy, Gerri S. Hall, Carlos M. Isada, Gary W. Procop
Bacteriology
Detection of Methicillin Resistance in Primary Blood Culture Isolates of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci by PCR, Slide Agglutination, Disk Diffusion, and a Commercial Method
Zafar Hussain, Luba Stoakes, Michael A. John, Shaunalee Garrow, Viivi Fitzgerald
Bacteriology
Comparison of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis and PCR Analysis of Polymorphisms on the mec Hypervariable Region for Typing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
J. P. M. Senna, C. A. Pinto, L. P. S. Carvalho, D. S. Santos
Bacteriology
Nine-Year Surveillance of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Hospital Suggests Instability of mecA DNA Region in an Epidemic Strain
Pierre-Yves Donnio, Laurence Louvet, Laure Preney, Denis Nicolas, Jean-Loup Avril, Laurent Desbordes
Bacteriology
Rapid Detection of Methicillin Resistance in Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci by a Penicillin-Binding Protein 2a-Specific Latex Agglutination Test
Matthias A. Horstkotte, Johannes K.-M. Knobloch, Holger Rohde, Dietrich Mack
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Detection of Penicillin-Binding Protein 2a by Rapid Slide Latex Agglutination Test in Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci
Reinhard Zbinden, Michael Ritzler, Eva Ritzler, Brigitte Berger-Bächi
Bacteriology
Rapid Detection of mecA-Positive andmecA-Negative Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci by an Anti-Penicillin Binding Protein 2a Slide Latex Agglutination Test
Zafar Hussain, Luba Stoakes, Shaunalee Garrow, Susan Longo, Viivi Fitzgerald, Robert Lannigan

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