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Diversity of gene cassette promoter variants of class 1 integrons in uropathogenic Escherichia coli.
Current microbiology - 1 Nov 2013
Wei Quhao, Jiang Xiaofei, Li Min, Li Gang, Hu Qingfeng, Lu Huoxiang, Chen Guoqiang, Zhou Yonglie, Lu Yuan
Abstract excerpt
Class 1 integrons play important roles in the emergence and horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes among bacteria. The gene cassette promoter variants Pc or Pc-P2 of class 1 integrons not only drive the transcription of downstream gene cassettes, they also correlate with the excision and integration efficiency of the capture exogenous gene cassettes. In this study, the diversity of Pc or Pc-P2...
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