Redefining the role of the β-lactamase locus in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: β-lactamase regulators disrupt the MecI-mediated strong repression on mecA and optimize the phenotypic expression of resistance in strains with constitutive

Redefining the role of the β-lactamase locus in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: β-lactamase regulators disrupt the MecI-mediated strong repression on mecA and optimize the phenotypic expression of resistance in strains with constitutive