Improved Annotations of 23 Differentially Expressed Hypothetical Proteins in Methicillin Resistant S.aureus.

Antibiotic resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a major public health concern effecting millions of people annually. Medical science has documented completely untreatable S. aureus infections.

Prediction driven functional annotation of hypothetical proteins in the major facilitator superfamily of S. aureus NCTC 8325.

Antibiotic resistance Staphylococcus aureus strains cause several life threatening infections. New drug treatment options are needed, but are slow to develop because 50% of the S. aureus genome is hypothetical.

Predictive characterization of hypothetical proteins in Staphylococcus aureus NCTC 8325.

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common hospital acquired infections. It colonizes immunocompromised patients and with the number of antibiotic resistant strains increasing, medicine needs new treatment options. Understanding more about the proteins this organism uses would further this goal.