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I removed tetracycline from the list of antibiotics that this gene confers resistance to. Tetracycline isn't a penicillin-like antibiotic, and its site of action isn't penicillin binding proteins. Rather, tetracycline is a protein synthesis inhibitor, and binds to the 30S ribosome. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Havensfire ( talk • contribs) 12:47, 14 October 2013 (UTC) reply

By the same token Erythromycin (a macrolide) is inappropriate as it too is not a beta-lactam. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.176.105.136 ( talk) 15:23, 31 October 2013 (UTC) reply

The presence of mecA in Strep. pneumoniae is not usual. Is there a reference for this? 194.176.105.136 ( talk) 15:29, 31 October 2013 (UTC) reply

Hello, I am a student uploading quite a bit of information on the mecA gene. I created relevant sections, and tried to be as concise as possible. I will also be making slight changes to the existing material that may make it a better suited introductory section. D.Wojtaszek ( talk) 03:21, 30 November 2017 (UTC) reply

Overall, this article looks well-written with the proper tone and is detailed and thorough. Each point is also well supported by a reference(s). All it seems you need to do now is fix the formatting and grammar. There are random extra spaces in a few sections and some sentences need a comma and/or a period. mecA is italicized sometimes and not others. Finally, S.Aureus under "Detection" needs to be S.aureus. Good work! BrawlAngry ( talk) 21:39, 30 November 2017 (UTC) reply