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Evolution of class 1 integrons: Mobilization and dispersal via food-borne bacteria.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Ghaly Timothy M, Chow Louise, Asher Amy J, Waldron Liette S, Gillings Michael R
Abstract excerpt
Class 1 integrons have played a major role in the global dissemination of antibiotic resistance. Reconstructing the history of class 1 integrons might help us control further spread of antibiotic resistance by understanding how human activities influence microbial evolution. Here we describe a class 1 integron that represents an intermediate stage in the evolutionary history of clinical integrons. It was embedded...
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