Study shows genetic mutations allow MRSA to develop antibiotic resistance

Source:

University of Sheffield

Journal reference:

Panchal, V. V., et al. (2020) Evolving MRSA: High-level β-lactam resistance in Staphylococcus aureus is associated with RNA Polymerase alterations and fine tuning of gene expression. PLOS Pathogens.

https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1008672