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Class 1 Integron Containing Metallo-β-Lactamase Gene <i>bla</i> <sub>VIM-2</sub> in <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Clinical Strains Isolated in Japan
24 Jan 2004
Abstract excerpt
Four bla(VIM-2) gene-harboring Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains were identified. These strains possessed a class 1 integron harboring ORF1, bla(VIM-2), and aacA4 gene cassettes. The transposon-mediated horizontal spread of the bla(VIM-2) gene among these strains was suggested, which increases the threat that the bla(VIM-2) gene will disseminate among diverse genera of bacteria.
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