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Occurrence and composition of class 1 and class 2 integrons in clinical and environmental O1 and non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae strains from the Brazilian Amazon.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Mar 2010
Sá Lena Lillian Canto de, Fonseca Erica Lourenço da, Pellegrini Maíra, Freitas Fernanda, Loureiro Edvaldo Carlos Brito, Vicente Ana Carolina Paulo
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This study identified and characterised class 1 and 2 integrons in clinical and environmental Vibrio cholerae O1 and non-O1/non-O139 strains isolated from the Brazilian Amazon. The aadA2 and aadA7 gene cassettes were found in class 1 integrons in two genotypes of environmental V. cholerae non-O1/non-O139. Empty integrons were found in strains from the Brazilian cholera epidemic. A class 2 integron was detected in...
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