Variable Gene Cassette Patterns of Class 1 Integron-Associated Drug-Resistant Escherichia Coli in Taiwan

This study characterized class 1 integrons in Escherichia coli in Taiwan. The stability and changes in gene cassettes inserted into integrons were also evaluated. The study included 436 clinical strains of E. coli isolated in 2002. Class 1 integrons were characterized by polymerase chain reaction an...

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Main Authors: Lin-Li Chang, Tsung-Ming Chang, Chung-Yu Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2007-06-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09704097