TY  - CHAP
AU  - Furqan Awan
AU  - Muhammad Muddassir Ali
AU  - Muhammad Hassan Mushtaq
AU  - Muhammad Ijaz
ED  - Amjad Aqib
Y1  - 2021-10-05
PY  - 2021
T1  - Genetic Diversity in <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> and Its Relation to Biofilm Production
N2  - <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> is a coccus, gram-positive, non-spore forming, and non-motile bacterium. Its commensal and opportunistic capabilities make it able to colonize different sites of animals and humans. Resistance to antibiotics has resulted in development of new strains and new types within strains. Types of methicillin-resistant <i>S. aureus</i> (MRSA) include hospital-acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA), community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA), and livestock-acquired MRSA (LA-MRSA). There are also new strains like vancomycin-resistant  <i>S. aureus</i> (VRSA) and vancomycin-intermediate <i>S. aureus</i> (VISA). Expansion in resistance is expected to give rise to newer strains resistant to antibiotics such as macrolide (<i>erm</i> gene), tetracycline (<i>tet</i> genes), mupirocin (<i>mupR</i>), and fusidic acid (<i>fusD</i>). Alternative approaches like nanoparticles, bacteriophages, phytochemicals, and more are required to tackle this pathogen. This book contains information on epidemiology, resistance mechanisms, and alternative ways to curtail  <i>S. aureus</i> infection, as well as future research opportunities.
BT  - Insights Into Drug Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
SP  - Ch. 2
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.99967
DO  - 10.5772/intechopen.99967
SN  - 978-1-83962-743-9
PB  - IntechOpen
CY  - Rijeka
Y2  - 2024-04-25
ER  -