The Efflux Pump QacA Mediates the Transition to Vancomycin Heteroresistance in Sequence Type 5 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus via Membrane Lipid Reprogramming
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- 27 July 2026
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Emerging Microbes & Infections
Abstract
Vancomycin, the guideline-recommended first-line treatment for severe methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections, exerts its potent bactericidal activity by targeting the D-alany...Keywords
Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (82504870)
- Pujiang Talent Project (24PJD007)
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