Prospects of a new antistaphylococcal drug batumin revealed by molecular docking and analysis of the complete genome sequence of the batumin-producer Pseudomonas batumici UCM B-321.

Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a serious public health threat causing outbreaks of clinical infection around the world. Mupirocin is a promising anti-MRSA drug, however mupirocin-resistant strains of S. aureus are emerging at an increasing rate.