Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of Gram-positive coccus-shaped bacterium in the family Micrococcaceae. This strain of S. aureus is resistant to methicillin and other beta-lactam antibiotics through the expression of penicillin-binding proteins acquired from other species.

**Synonyms:** - AB MRSA - MRSA - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS, METHICILLIN-RESISTANT