Punicalagin suppresses methicillin resistance of Staphylococcus aureus to oxacillin

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important human pathogen that is cross-resistant to most β-lactam antibiotics. We investigated whether oxacillin, which is a β-lactam antibiotic, alone or in combination with punicalagin can affect the penicillin binding protein 2a (PBP2a)-med...

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Main Authors: Su-Hyun Mun, Ok-Hwa Kang, Ryong Kong, Tian Zhou, Sang-A. Kim, Dong-Won Shin, Dong-Yeul Kwon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861317301779