Integrons and gene cassettes in the enterobacteriaceae.

ABSTRACT: Integrons were detected in 59 of 120 (49%) urinary isolates of Enterobacteriaceae by PCR using degenerate primers targeted to conserved regions of class 1, 2, and 3 integrase genes. PCR sequencing analysis of the cassette arrays revealed a predominance of cassettes that confer resistance to the aminoglycosides and trimethoprim.

SUBMITTER: White PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC90711 | biostudies-literature | 2001 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature