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Recombination activity of a distinctive integron-gene cassette system associated with Pseudomonas stutzeri populations in soil.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Feb 2003
Holmes Andrew J, Holley Marita P, Mahon Andrew, Nield Blair, Gillings Michael, Stokes H W
Abstract excerpt
Class 1 integrons have strongly influenced the evolution of multiple antibiotic resistance. Diverse integrons have recently been detected directly in a range of natural environments. In order to characterize the properties of these environmental integrons, we sought to isolate organisms containing integrons from soils, which resulted in the isolation of Pseudomonas stutzeri strain Q. Further isolation efforts...
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