Methicillin-Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Is Not Affected by the Overexpression in Trans of the mecA Gene Repressor: A Surprising Observation

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Duarte C. Oliveira ,

* E-mail: dco@fct.unl.pt

Current address: Department of Life Sciences, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Centro de Recursos Microbiológicos (CREM), Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal

Affiliations Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal, Laboratory of Microbiology, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, United States of America
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Affiliations Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal, Laboratory of Microbiology, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, United States of America
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