Objectives Integrons are bacterial genetic elements that can capture and express genes
contained in mobile cassettes. Integrons have been described worldwide in Gram-negative …

Integrons are genetic units characterized by the ability to capture and incorporate gene
cassettes, thus can contribute to the emergence and transfer of antibiotic resistance. The …

Integrons are genetic elements known for their role in the acquisition and expression of
genes conferring antibiotic resistance. Such acquisition is mediated by an integron-encoded …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the diversity of class 2 integrons in
bacteria isolated from beef cattle sources. Methods: The variable regions of a subset of 11 …

Integrons are genetic elements that contribute to lateral gene transfer in bacteria as a
consequence of possessing a site-specific recombination system. This system facilitates the …

Hospital effluents are involved in dissemination of antibiotic-resistant integrons. We describe
here a new class 3 integron, In3-5, detected in an Enterobacter cloacae isolate retrieved …

Integrons are the primary mechanism for antibiotic-resistance gene capture and
dissemination among Gram-negative bacteria. The recent finding of super-integron …

Integrons were first identified as the primary mechanism for antibiotic resistance gene
capture and dissemination among Gram-negative bacteria. More recently, their role in …

Background Integrons are mechanisms that facilitate horizontal gene transfer, allowing
bacteria to integrate and express foreign DNA. These are important in the exchange of …

Bacterial integrons are a useful PCR amplification target in epidemiological surveys of
bacterial antibiotic resistance, and a variety of primers have been published. We describe …