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Characterization of the variable region in the class 1 integron of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from surface water.
Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] - 1 Jan 2000
Canal Natália, Meneghetti Karine Lena, de Almeida Clara Ponzi, da Rosa Bastos Marina, Otton Letícia Muner, Corção Gertrudes
Abstract excerpt
Fecal bacteria are considered to be a potential reservoir of antimicrobial resistance genes in the aquatic environment and could horizontally transfer these genes to autochthonous bacteria when carried on transferable and/or mobile genetic elements. Such circulation of resistance genes constitutes a latent public health hazard. The aim of this study was to characterize the variable region of the class 1 integron...
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