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. 2004 Dec;48(12):4566–4573. doi: 10.1128/AAC.48.12.4566-4573.2004

TABLE 3.

Effect of pbp2 expression on vancomycin and oxacillin resistance in S. aureus strain COLVA200

Strain IPTG concn (μM) MIC (μg/ml)
Vancomycin Oxacillin
COLVA200 1,000 800
COLVA200pPBP2iC 0 1 1.0
25 12 8.0
50 90 24
500 400 >256
COLVA200Tn551::mecApPBP2iC 0 No growth No growth
25 <1.5 1.5-3
50 12 1.5-3
500 200 1.5-3
COLVA200RUSA130a 5 6
a

COLVA200 carrying a Tn551 insert in pbpB (14).