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Table 3 Methicillin resistance determinants mecA of donor and recipient transconjugants

From: In vitro transfer of methicillin resistance determinants mecA from methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA)

SN

Cell type

Concentration of Antibiotic

mecA

1

Donor transconjugants

100 μg/mL

9/12 (75%)

Recipient transconjugants

100 μg/mL

7/12 (58.3%)

2

Donor transconjugants

50 μg/mL

8/13 (61.5%)

Recipient transconjugants

50 μg/mL

8/13 (61.5%)

3

Donor transconjugants

30 μg/mL

7/15 (46.2%)

Recipient transconjugants

30 μg/mL

5/15 (33.33%)