IncP-1ε plasmids are important vectors of antibiotic resistance genes in agricultural systems: Diversification driven by class 1 integron gene cassettes

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue JAN, 2012, Pages

  Heuer, Holger ^a   Binh, Chu T T ^a,d   Jechalke, Sven ^a   Kopmann, Christoph ^a   Zimmerling, Ute ^a   Krögerrecklenfort, Ellen ^a   Ledger, Thomas ^b   González, Bernardo ^b   Top, Eva ^c   Smalla, Kornelia ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD ADOLFO IBÁÑEZ   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^d LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arable soil; Complete sequence; Exogenous isolation; Gene cassette; Incp 1 plasmid; Pig manure; QPCR

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863732318     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00002     Document Type: Article

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