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Prevalence and diversity of integrons and associated resistance genes in faecal Escherichia coli isolates of healthy humans in Spain.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Nov 2008
Vinué Laura, Sáenz Yolanda, Somalo Sergio, Escudero Esther, Moreno Miguel Angel, Ruiz-Larrea Fernanda, Torres Carmen
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OBJECTIVES: To analyse the prevalence and diversity of integrons in faecal Escherichia coli isolates from healthy humans in Spain. METHODS: One hundred E. coli isolates were obtained in Levine agar plates from faecal samples of 100 healthy humans during March to October 2007. Susceptibility to 16 antimicrobial agents was determined by the disc diffusion method. The presence and characterization of class 1, 2 and...
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