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Gram-positive bacteria are more sensitive to antibiotics than gram-negative bacilli because of the lack of outer membrane which prevent easy access of the drug into the bacterial cells. However, there are many gram-positive organisms with natural, intrinsic resistance to antimicrobials. In addition, these bacteria are able to acquire resistance to frequently used drugs rapidly through selective pressure of the environment and also via the genetic evolution of bacteria. The resistance of those bacteria to antibacterial agents is mediated by antibiotic resistant genes. Therefore, the current study was designed to explore the effect of seaweed extracts on several antibiotic resistant genes in Staphylococcus aureus mec genes mecA, mecR1 and mecI that regulate the expression of methicillin resistance was investigated by PCR.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Science Institute of Bioscience |
| Publisher: | Medwell Journals |
| Keywords: | Methicillin resistanc staphylococcus aureus seaweed; Polymerase chain reaction; Gene; Malaysia |
| Depositing User: | Nurul Ainie Mokhtar |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Jun 2015 02:43 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Nov 2015 07:33 |
| URI: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13134 |
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