Rapid Acquisition of Linezolid Resistance in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Role of Hypermutation and Homologous Recombination

• Shigekazu Iguchi,

  Current address: Department of Infectious Disease, Tokyo Women`s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

  Affiliations Department of Infection Control Science, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Women`s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Tomonori Mizutani,

  Affiliations Department of Infection Control Science, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Keiichi Hiramatsu,

  Affiliations Department of Infection Control Science, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Ken Kikuchi

  * E-mail: kikuchi.ken@twmu.ac.jp

  Current address: Department of Infectious Disease, Tokyo Women`s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

  Affiliations Department of Infection Control Science, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Women`s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

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