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Class 1 integrons in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from clinical settings in Amazon region, Brazil.
FEMS immunology and medical microbiology - 1 Jun 2005
Fonseca Erica L, Vieira Verônica V, Cipriano Rosângela, Vicente Ana C P
Abstract excerpt
A hundred and six Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from clinical cases were screened using PCR for the presence of integrons and associated resistance gene cassettes. Forty-four isolates harboured class 1 integrons (41.5%), of which 29 isolates (66%) also carried gene cassettes. The aacA gene was most frequently found within class 1 integrons (69%), followed by blaOXA family genes (52%). From class 1...
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