The role of integrons in antibiotic resistance gene capture

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 292, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 115-125

  Rowe Magnus, Dean A ^a,b   Mazel, Didier ^c,d  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d Programmation Moléculaire et Toxicologie Gé   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Evolution; Integron; Lateral gene transfer

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL INFECTION; GENETICS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INTEGRON; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; REVIEW;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTEGRONS;

EID: 0035992371     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4221-00197     Document Type: Article

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