Characterization of class 1 integrons from Pseudomonas aeruginosa that contain the blaVIM-2 carbapenem-hydrolyzing β-lactamase gene and of two novel aminoglycoside resistance gene cassettes

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 546-552

  Poirel, L ^a   Lambert, T ^a   Turkoglu S ^a   Ronco, E ^a   Gaillard, J L ^a   Nordmann, P ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEM; GENTAMICIN; ISEPAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; NETILMICIN; SISOMICIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CASSETTE; GENE FUSION; GENE LOCATION; INTEGRON; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; CARBAPENEMS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ELECTROPORATION; GENES, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0035139024     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.45.2.546-552.2001     Document Type: Article

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