# Two Novel Point Mutations in Clinical Staphylococcus aureus Reduce Linezolid Susceptibility and Switch on the Stringent Response to Promote Persistent Infection

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/two-novel-point-mutations-in-clinical-staphylococcus-aureus-reduce-linezolid/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Wei Gao,Kyra Chua,John K. Davies,Hayley J. Newton,Torsten Seemann,Paul F. Harrison,Natasha E. Holmes,Hyun‐Woo Rhee,Jong‐In Hong,Elizabeth L. Hartland,Timothy P. Stinear,Benjamin P. Howden |
| Citations | 214 |
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000944 |
| Fields | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | gold |
| OA URL | https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1000944&type=printable |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2092425104 |
| PMID | 20548948 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2010 |

## Paper authors

- [Wei Gao](https://scholariq.org/researchers/wei-gao/)

## Paper journal

- [PLoS Pathogens](https://scholariq.org/journals/plos-pathogens/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus](https://scholariq.org/topics/antimicrobial-resistance-in-staphylococcus/)

## Paper topics

- [Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus](https://scholariq.org/topics/antimicrobial-resistance-in-staphylococcus/)
- [Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing](https://scholariq.org/topics/bacterial-biofilms-and-quorum-sensing/)
- [Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology](https://scholariq.org/topics/bacterial-genetics-and-biotechnology/)

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