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Occurrence and characteristics of class 1 and 2 integrons in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from patients in southern China.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jan 2009
Xu Zhenbo, Li Lin, Shirtliff Mark E, Alam M J, Yamasaki Shinji, Shi Lei
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Class 1 and 2 integrons were detected in 45.8% (54/118) and 19.5% (23/118) of our tested Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates, respectively. Three strains were positive for both the integrons. This is the first report of class 2 integrons in P. aeruginosa and also of isolates carrying class 1 and 2 integrons simultaneously.
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