Characterization of plasmid pAX22, encoding VIM-1 metallo-β-lactamase, reveals a new putative mechanism of In70 integron mobilization

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 67-71

  Pilato, Vincenzo Di ^a   Pollini, Simona ^b   Rossolini, Gian Maria ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gram negative; Insertion sequence; Transposon

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE; SERINE PROTEINASE; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIM 1 PROTEIN;

ACHROMOBACTER XYLOSOXIDANS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; INTEGRON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMID; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PYROSEQUENCING; REPLICON; TRANSPOSON;

GRAM NEGATIVE; INSERTION SEQUENCE; TRANSPOSON;

ACHROMOBACTER DENITRIFICANS; BETA-LACTAMASES; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE ORDER; HUMANS; INTEGRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SYNTENY;

EID: 84890343488     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkt311     Document Type: Article

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