Importance of integrons in the diffusion of resistance

Veterinary Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 243-259

  Carattoli, Alessandra ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Horizontal gene transfer; Integron; Transposon

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENE TRANSFER; INTEGRON; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PLASMID; REPLICON; TRANSPOSON; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0034948532     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2001122     Document Type: Conference Paper

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