Comprehensive Identification of Mutations Responsible for Heterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA)-to-VISA Conversion in Laboratory-Generated VISA Strains Derived from hVISA Clinical Strain Mu3MATSUO, Miki; LONGZHU CUI; JEEYOUNG KIM et al.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2013, Vol 57, Num 12, pp 5843-5853, issn 0066-4804, 11 p.Article

Subinhibitory concentrations of β-lactam induce haemolytic activity in Staphylococcus aureus through the SaeRS two-component systemKURODA, Hiroko; KURODA, Makoto; LONGZHU CUI et al.FEMS microbiology letters. 2007, Vol 268, Num 1, pp 98-105, issn 0378-1097, 8 p.Article

Antibacterial activity of 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol produced by Pseudomonas sp. AMSN isolated from a marine alga, against vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusISNANSETYO, Alim; LONGZHU CUI; HIRAMATSU, Keiichi et al.International journal of antimicrobial agents. 2003, Vol 22, Num 5, pp 545-547, issn 0924-8579, 3 p.Article

Contribution of vraSR and graSR Point Mutations to Vancomycin Resistance in Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureusLONGZHU CUI; NEOH, Hui-Min; SHOJI, Mitsutaka et al.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2009, Vol 53, Num 3, pp 1231-1234, issn 0066-4804, 4 p.Article

Selection of Heterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus by ImipenemKATAYAMA, Yuki; MURAKAMI-KURODA, Hiroko; LONGZHU CUI et al.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2009, Vol 53, Num 8, pp 3190-3196, issn 0066-4804, 7 p.Article

Correlation between reduced daptomycin susceptibility and vancomycin resistance in vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureusLONGZHU CUI; TOMINAGA, Eiji; NEOH, Hui-Min et al.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2006, Vol 50, Num 3, pp 1079-1082, issn 0066-4804, 4 p.Article

Postoperative toxic shock syndrome caused by a highly virulent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strainLONGZHU CUI; KASEGAWA, H; MURAKAMI, Y et al.Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases. 1999, Vol 31, Num 2, pp 208-209, issn 0036-5548Article

Impact of rpoB Mutations on Reduced Vancomycin Susceptibility in Staphylococcus aureusWATANABE, Yukiko; LONGZHU CUI; KATAYAMA, Yuki et al.Journal of clinical microbiology (Print). 2011, Vol 49, Num 7, pp 2680-2684, issn 0095-1137, 5 p.Article

Contribution of a thickened cell wall and its glutamine nonamidated component to the vancomycin resistance expressed by Staphylococcus aureus Mu50LONGZHU CUI; MURAKAMI, H; KUWAHARA-ARAI, K et al.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2000, Vol 44, Num 9, pp 2276-2285, issn 0066-4804Article

Serial Daptomycin Selection Generates Daptomycin-Nonsusceptible Staphylococcus aureus Strains with a Heterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate PhenotypeDA CUNHA CAMARGO, Ilana Lopes Baratella; NEOH, Hui-Min; LONGZHU CUI et al.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2008, Vol 52, Num 12, pp 4289-4299, issn 0066-4804, 11 p.Article

Mutation of RNA Polymerase β Subunit (rpoB) Promotes hVISA-to-VISA Phenotypic Conversion of Strain Mu3MATSUO, Miki; HISHINUMA, Tomomi; KATAYAMA, Yuki et al.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2011, Vol 55, Num 9, pp 4188-4195, issn 0066-4804, 8 p.Article

DNA Microarray-based identification of genes associated with glycopeptide resistance in Staphylococcus aureusLONGZHU CUI; LIAN, Jian-Qi; NEOH, Hui-Min et al.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2005, Vol 49, Num 8, pp 3404-3413, issn 0066-4804, 10 p.Article

Mutated Response Regulator graR Is Responsible for Phenotypic Conversion of Staphylococcus aureus from Heterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate Resistance to Vancomycin-Intermediate ResistanceNEOH, Hui-Min; LONGZHU CUI; YUZAWA, Harumi et al.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2008, Vol 52, Num 1, pp 45-53, issn 0066-4804, 9 p.Article

Physiological and molecular analysis of a mecA-negative Staphylococcus aureus clinical strain that expresses heterogeneous methicillin resistanceYOSHIDA, Reiko; KUWAHARA-ARAI, Kyoko; BABA, Tadashi et al.Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (Print). 2003, Vol 51, Num 2, pp 247-255, issn 0305-7453, 9 p.Article

Mutation of RNA Polymerase β-Subunit Gene Promotes Heterogeneous-to-Homogeneous Conversion of β-Lactam Resistance in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusAIBA, Yoshifumi; KATAYAMA, Yuki; HISHINUMA, Tomomi et al.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2013, Vol 57, Num 10, pp 4861-4871, issn 0066-4804, 11 p.Article

Persistent bacteraemia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin in a patient with erythrodermic psoriasisBAKRI, Faris G; AL-HOMMOS, Nisreen Abu; SHEHABI, Asem et al.Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases. 2007, Vol 39, Num 5, pp 457-460, issn 0036-5548, 4 p.Article

Novel mechanism of antibiotic resistance originating in vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureusLONGZHU CUI; IWAMOTO, Akira; LIAN, Jian-Qi et al.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2006, Vol 50, Num 2, pp 428-438, issn 0066-4804, 11 p.Article

walK and clpP Mutations Confer Reduced Vancomycin Susceptibility in Staphylococcus aureusSHOJI, Mitsutaka; LONGZHU CUI; IIZUKA, Risa et al.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2011, Vol 55, Num 8, pp 3870-3881, issn 0066-4804, 12 p.Article

An RpoB Mutation Confers Dual Heteroresistance to Daptomycin and Vancomycin in Staphylococcus aureusLONGZHU CUI; ISII, Taisuke; FUKUDA, Minoru et al.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2010, Vol 54, Num 12, pp 5222-5233, issn 0066-4804, 12 p.Article

Whole-genome sequencing of Staphylococcus haemolyticus uncovers the extreme plasticity of its genome and the evolution of human-colonizing staphylococcal speciesTAKEUCHI, Fumihiko; WATANABE, Shinya; BABA, Shin-Ichi et al.Journal of bacteriology. 2005, Vol 187, Num 21, pp 7292-7308, issn 0021-9193, 17 p.Article

Cell wall thickening is a common feature of vancomycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureusLONGZHU CUI; XIAOXUE MA; FERRAZ, Vivian et al.Journal of clinical microbiology (Print). 2003, Vol 41, Num 1, pp 5-14, issn 0095-1137, 10 p.Article

Dissemination of methicillin-resistant staphylococci among healthy Japanese childrenHISATA, Ken; KUWAHARA-ARAI, Kyoko; YAMASHIRO, Yuichiro et al.Journal of clinical microbiology (Print). 2005, Vol 43, Num 7, pp 3364-3372, issn 0095-1137, 9 p.Article

Genome and virulence determinants of high virulence community-acquired MRSA. CommentaryBABA, Tadashi; TAKEUCHI, Fumihiko; KURODA, Hiroko et al.Lancet (British edition). 2002, Vol 359, Num 9320, pp 1791-1792, issn 0140-6736, 11 p.Article

Extreme Genetic Diversity of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis Strains Disseminated among Healthy Japanese ChildrenTENGKU JAMALUDDIN, Tengku Zetty Maztura; KUWAHARA-ARAI, Kyoko; HISATA, Ken et al.Journal of clinical microbiology (Print). 2008, Vol 46, Num 11, pp 3778-3783, issn 0095-1137, 6 p.Article

Isolation in Brazil of nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus with reduced susceptibility to vancomycinOLIVEIRA, Geraldo A; DELL'AQUILA, Adriana M; MASIERO, Rita L et al.Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2001, Vol 22, Num 7, pp 443-448, issn 0899-823XArticle