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Secondary metabolites, including antibiotics, are produced in nature and serve survival functions for the organisms producing them. The antibiotics are a heterogeneous group, the functions of some being related to and others being unrelated to their antimicrobial activities. Why are they called secondary metabolites? Secondary metabolites, also called specialised metabolites,Read More →

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Resistance in MRSA is primarily mediated by the mecA gene. The mecA gene, which is located in the staphylococcal chromosomes, enhances virulence of Staphylococcus by causing resistant to methicillin antibiotics. Why is HA MRSA more resistant to antibiotics than CA MRSA? 2 The smaller size of the SCC confers lessRead More →