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The Role of Agriculture in the Dissemination of Class 1 Integrons, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Diversity of Their Gene Cassettes in Southern China.
Genes - 28 Aug 2020
Ali Niyaz, Lin Yinfu, Qing Zhen, Xiao Dan, Ud Din Ahmad, Ali Izhar, Lian Tengxiang, Chen Baoshan, Wen Ronghui
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Integrons are hot spots for acquiring gene cassettes from the environment and play a major role in the bacterial evolution and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), thus posing a serious threat. There are currently studies on integrons and antibiotic resistance genes; however, the presence and association of integrons in different agricultural crops and their subsequent dissemination and role in AMR...
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