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Whole genome sequencing of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae reveals mutations in penicillin-binding proteins and in a putative iron permease
Centre de recherche en Infectiologie du Centre de recherche du CHUL and Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, 2705 Boul. Laurier, Québec, Canada
Genome Biology 2011, 12:R115 doi:10.1186/gb-2011-12-11-r115
Published: 22 November 2011First paragraph (this article has no abstract)
Penicillin resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae is mediated by a mosaic of genes encoding altered penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs). Nonetheless, S. pneumoniae has also developed non-PBP mechanisms implicated in penicillin resistance. In this study, whole genome sequencing of resistant organisms was used to discover mutations implicated in resistance to penicillin.
