Genetic diversity analyses of class 1 integrons and their associated antimicrobial resistance genes in Enterobacteriaceae strains recovered from aquatic habitats in China

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 667-675

  Guo, X ^a   Xia, R ^a   Han, N ^a   Xu, Hai ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aquatic habitat; Class 1 integron; Enterobacteriaceae; Gene cassette; Restriction fragment length polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; GENES; MICROORGANISMS;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES; ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCES; AQUATIC HABITATS; CLASS 1 INTEGRONS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GENE CASSETTES; INTEGRONS; NOVEL GENES; RESISTANCE GENES; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISMS;

GENE TRANSFER;

INTEGRASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC VARIATION; POLYMORPHISM; WASTEWATER;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CHINA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GENE CASSETTE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HABITAT; INTEGRON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER;

CHINA; JINAN [SHANDONG]; SHANDONG;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE;

EID: 79955970574     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2011.03059.x     Document Type: Article

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