The function of integron-associated gene cassettes in Vibrio species: The tip of the iceberg

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue DEC, 2013, Pages

  Rapa, Rita A ^a,b   Labbate, Maurizio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gene cassette; Integron; Lateral gene transfer; Mobile DNA; Mobile genes; Mobile genetic elements; Vibrio

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE CASSETTE; HUMAN; ICEBERG; INTEGRON; INTEGRON ASSOCIATED GENE; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; VIBRIO; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO ROTIFERIANUS;

EID: 84892140586     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00385     Document Type: Short Survey

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