Class 1 integrons in environments with different degrees of urbanization.

BACKGROUND: Class 1 integrons are one of the most successful elements in the acquisition, expression and spread of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARG) among clinical isolates. Little is known about the gene flow of the components of the genetic platforms of class 1 integrons within and between bact...

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Main Authors: Maximiliano Nardelli, Paula Marina Scalzo, María Soledad Ramírez, María Paula Quiroga, Marcelo Hernán Cassini, Daniela Centrón
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3382206?pdf=render