Authors
Citation
Jv. Holtje, The alternative to penicillins, NAT MED, 7(10), 2001, pp. 1100-1101
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Research/Laboratory Medicine & Medical Tecnology","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
NATURE MEDICINE
ISSN journal
10788956
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Volume
7
Issue
10
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1100 - 1101
Database
ISI
SICI code
1078-8956(200110)7:10<1100:TATP>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections have become a major
problem worldwide. The finding that two bacterial enzymes, one native and o
ne acquired, cooperate to build cell walls in the presence of methicillin h
as drawn attention to an as yet unutilized target for new antibiotics.