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Mechanism of resistance to vancomycin. Left: Schematic of vancomycin binding to D-Ala-D-Ala. The hydrogen bond eliminated in resistant bacteria is colored red. Right: Schematic of vancomycin binding to D-Ala-D-Lactate. The site of the mutation is highlighted in cyan.
