Prevalence of SOS-mediated control of integron integrase expression as an adaptive trait of chromosomal and mobile integrons

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Integrons are found in hundreds of environmental bacterial species, but are mainly known as the agents responsible for the capture and spread of antibiotic-resistance determinants between Gram-negative pathogens. The SOS response is...

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Main Authors: Cambray Guillaume, Sanchez-Alberola Neus, Campoy Susana, Guerin Émilie, Da Re Sandra, González-Zorn Bruno, Ploy Marie-Cécile, Barbé Jordi, Mazel Didier, Erill Ivan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-04-01
Series:Mobile DNA
Online Access:http://www.mobilednajournal.com/content/2/1/6