KMID : 0545120210310081060
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Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021 Volume.31 No. 8 p.1060 ~ p.1068
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Comparative Study of the Difference in Behavior of the Accessory Gene Regulator (Agr) in USA300 and USA400 Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA)
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Lee Hye-Soo
Song Hun-Suk Lee Hong-Ju Kim Sang-Hyun Suh Min-Ju Cho Jang-Yeon Ham Si-On Kim Yun-Gon Joo Hwang-Soo Kim Woo-Seong Lee Sang-Ho Yoo Dong-Won Bhatia Shashi Kant Yang Yung-Hun
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Abstract
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Community-associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is notorious as a leading cause of soft tissue infections. Despite several studies on the Agr regulator, the mechanisms of action of Agr on the virulence factors in different strains are still unknown. To reveal the role of Agr in different CA-MRSA, we investigated the LAC¥Äagr mutant and the MW2¥Äagr mutant by comparing LAC (USA300), MW2 (USA400), and ¥Äagr mutants. The changes of ¥Äagr mutants in sensitivity to oxacillin and several virulence factors such as biofilm formation, pigmentation, motility, and membrane properties were monitored. LAC¥Äagr and MW2¥Äagr mutants showed different oxacillin sensitivity and biofilm formation compared to the LAC and MW2 strains. Regardless of the strain, the motility was reduced in ¥Äagr mutants. And there was an increase in the long chain fatty acid in phospholipid fatty acid composition of ¥Äagr mutants. Other properties such as biofilm formation, pigmentation, motility, and membrane properties were different in both ¥Äagr mutants. The Agr regulator may have a common role like the control of motility and straindependent roles such as antibiotic resistance, biofilm formation, change of membrane, and pigment production. It does not seem easy to control all MRSA by targeting the Agr regulator only as it showed strain-dependent behaviors.
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KEYWORD
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CA-MRSA, USA300, USA400, function of Agr system, strain-dependent behaviors
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