Characterization of the variable region in the class 1 integron of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from surface water

Abstract Fecal bacteria are considered to be a potential reservoir of antimicrobial resistance genes in the aquatic environment and could horizontally transfer these genes to autochthonous bacteria when carried on transferable and/or mobile genetic elements. Such circulation of resistance genes cons...

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Main Authors: Natália Canal, Karine Lena Meneghetti, Clara Ponzi de Almeida, Marina da Rosa Bastos, Letícia Muner Otton, Gertrudes Corção
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2016-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822016000200337&lng=en&tlng=en