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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...
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