Occurrence and composition of class 1 and class 2 integrons in clinical and environmental O1 and non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae strains from the Brazilian Amazon

Occurrence and composition of class 1 and class 2 integrons in clinical and environmental O1 and non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae strains from the Brazilian Amazon

This study identified and characterised class 1 and 2 integrons in clinical and environmental Vibrio cholerae O1 and non-O1/non-O139 strains isolated from the Brazilian Amazon. The aadA2 and aadA7 gene cassettes were found in class 1 integrons in two genotypes of environmental V. cholerae non-O1/non...

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Main Authors: Lena Lillian Canto de Sá, Érica Lourenço da Fonseca, Maíra Pellegrini, Fernanda Freitas, Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro, Ana Carolina Paulo Vicente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2010-03-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Vibrio cholerae
class 2 integron
Amazon
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