Mechanisms of Resistance to Growth Inhibition and Killing by -Lactam Antibiotics in Enterococci

Antibiotic Tolerance Among Clinical Isolates of Bacteria

1985 • 208 citations

Identification of a streptococcal penicillin-binding protein that reacts very slowly with penicillin

1983 • 162 citations

Comparison of two beta-lactamase-producing strains of Streptococcus faecalis

1986 • 106 citations

Transition from resistance to hypersusceptibility to beta-lactam antibiotics associated with loss of a low-affinity penicillin-binding protein in a Streptococcus faecium mutant highly resistant to penicillin

1985 • 101 citations

Antibiotic resistance in enterococci

1989 • 52 citations

Identification of the lethal target of benzylpenicillin in Streptococcus faecalis by in vivo penicillin binding studies

1980 • 43 citations

In Streptococcus faecium Penicillin-binding Protein 5 Alone Is Sufficient for Growth at Sub-maximal But Not at Maximal Rate

1986 • 39 citations

Paradoxical response of Enterococcus faecalis to the bactericidal activity of penicillin is associated with reduced activity of one autolysin

1990 • 35 citations

Streptococcus faecium ATCC 9790 penicillin-binding proteins and penicillin sensitivity are heavily influenced by growth conditions: proposal for an indirect mechanism of growth inhibition by beta-lactams

1983 • 27 citations