Integrons and Gene Cassettes in the <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i>

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Peter A. White · Prince of Wales Hospital

Christopher J. McIver · Prince of Wales Hospital

Abstract

Integrons were detected in 59 of 120 (49%) urinary isolates of Enterobacteriaceae by PCR using degenerate primers targeted to conserved regions of class 1, 2, and 3 integrase genes. PCR sequencing analysis of the cassette arrays revealed a predominance of cassettes that confer resistance to the aminoglycosides and trimethoprim.

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Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

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Published in: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volume 45, Issue 9, pp. 2658-2661

DOI: 10.1128/aac.45.9.2658-2661.2001

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