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January 23, 2008Antimicrobial Agents and ChemotherapyOpen Access

Spontaneous Deletion of the Methicillin Resistance Determinant, mecA , Partially Compensates for the Fitness Cost Associated with High-Level Vancomycin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

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MNMichael J. NotoPFPaige M. FoxGAGordon L. Archer

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ca647178e986690cf832bhttps://doi.org/10.1128/aac.01164-07
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