Dynamics of a Class 1 integron located on plasmid or chromosome in two Aeromonas spp. strains

Integrons are non-mobile bacterial genetic elements that carry different cassettes conferring antibiotic resistance. Cassettes can excise or integrate by action of an integron-encoded integrase, enabling bacteria to face environmental challenges. In this work the functionality and dynamics of two in...

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Main Authors: Abigail Perez-Valdespino, Alfredo Lazarini-Martínez, Alejandro Xchel Rivera-Gonzalez, Normand García-Hernández, Everardo Curiel-Quesada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01556/full