Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004056
A strain of Staphylococcus aureus that is non-susceptible to the action of methicillin. The mechanism of resistance usually involves modification of normal or the presence of acquired penicillin binding proteins.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-004056 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Taxonomic Hierarchy |
| Abbreviation | MRSA |
| References | Medical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Staphylococcus aureus; Antibiotic resistance; Methicillin |
| Translations | Spanish: Staphylococcus aureus resistente a la meticilina |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-004056",
"term": "Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A strain of Staphylococcus aureus that is non-susceptible to the action of methicillin. The mechanism of resistance usually involves modification of normal or the presence of acquired penicillin binding proteins.",
"abbreviation": "MRSA",
"subject": "Taxonomic Hierarchy",
"see_also": [
"Staphylococcus aureus",
"antibiotic resistance",
"methicillin"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "Staphylococcus aureus resistente a la meticilina"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/methicillin-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus/"
}
Record 4,004 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.