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2572629

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-12-19
pubmed:abstractText
136 methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus recovered from hospitalized patients in 18 countries were characterized by electrophoretic mobilities of three types of esterases. These were defined by their ranges of activity toward five synthetic substrates and their resistance to di-isopropyl fluorophosphate. Fourteen zymotypes were distinguished. Two, designated as 6 and 14, were found in 53 and 50 strains, respectively. Genetic diversity coefficients were lower for strains from France and from other European countries (H = 0.47 and 0.53, respectively) than for strains from North America (H = 0.79). On the basis of electrophoretic polymorphism of esterases, our work provides evidence that methicillin-resistance is expressed in genetically different strains. Variations in esterase electrophoretic pattern within methicillin-resistant strains of S. aureus can make a significant contribution to the study of their epidemiology.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0195-6701
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
125-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Genetic heterogeneity in methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus revealed by esterase electrophoretic polymorphism.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Faculté de Médecine Xavier-Bichat, Université Paris VII, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't