Rapid Screening Technique for Class 1 Integrons inEnterobacteriaceae and Nonfermenting Gram-Negative Bacteria and Its Use in Molecular Epidemiology
AJ Maguire, DFJ Brown, JJ Gray… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2001 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A screening technique for integrons in members of the family
Enterobacteriaceae and nonfermenting gram-negative bacteria by real-time PCR is …
Enterobacteriaceae and nonfermenting gram-negative bacteria by real-time PCR is …
Class I integrons in Gram-negative isolates from different European hospitals and association with decreased susceptibility to multiple antibiotic compounds.
P Martinez-Freijo, AC Fluit, FJ Schmitz… - The Journal of …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
Class I integrons are associated with carriage of genes encoding resistance to antibiotics.
Expression of inserted resistance genes within these structures can be poor and, as such …
Expression of inserted resistance genes within these structures can be poor and, as such …
Molecular epidemiology of integron-associated antibiotic resistance genes in clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae
B SALLEN, A RAJOHARISON… - Microbial Drug …, 1995 - liebertpub.com
The epidemiology of integron-mediated antibiotic-resistant genes in clinical enterobacteria
from a single location was investigated. Forty-nine isolates (kindly provided by Dr. D. Sirot …
from a single location was investigated. Forty-nine isolates (kindly provided by Dr. D. Sirot …
Many Class I Integrons Comprise Distinct Stable Structures Occurring in Different Species ofEnterobacteriaceae Isolated from Widespread Geographic Regions in …
P Martinez-Freijo, AC Fluit, FJ Schmitz… - Antimicrobial agents …, 1999 - Am Soc Microbiol
Three sizes of inserted regions of DNA (800, 1,000, and 1,500 bp) were shown to be
common among class I integrons in unrelated clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae from …
common among class I integrons in unrelated clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae from …
Integrons and Gene Cassettes in theEnterobacteriaceae
Integrons were detected in 59 of 120 (49%) urinary isolates of Enterobacteriaceae by PCR
using degenerate primers targeted to conserved regions of class 1, 2, and 3 integrase …
using degenerate primers targeted to conserved regions of class 1, 2, and 3 integrase …
Multiplex PCR for screening of integrons in bacterial lysates
B Dillon, L Thomas, G Mohmand, A Zelynski… - Journal of microbiological …, 2005 - Elsevier
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 …
bacterial antibiotic resistance, and a variety of primers have been published. We describe …
PCR mapping of integrons reveals several novel combinations of resistance genes
C Levesque, L Piche, C Larose… - Antimicrobial agents and …, 1995 - Am Soc Microbiol
The integron is a new type of mobile element which has evolved by a site-specific
recombinational mechanism. Integrons consist of two conserved segments of DNA …
recombinational mechanism. Integrons consist of two conserved segments of DNA …
Integrons: adding another threat to the use of antibiotic therapy
SR Norrby - Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2005 - academic.oup.com
In this issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Nijssen et al.[1] describe the spread in 2
intensive care units (ICUs) of Enterobacteriaceae strains that carried integrons coding for …
intensive care units (ICUs) of Enterobacteriaceae strains that carried integrons coding for …
Increased Prevalence of Class I Integrons inEscherichia coli, Klebsiella Species, andEnterobacter Species Isolates over a 7-Year Period in a German University …
FJ Schmitz, D Hafner, R Geisel… - Journal of clinical …, 2001 - Am Soc Microbiol
The prevalence of integrons in five enterobacterial species was analyzed in 900 blood
culture isolates from 1993, 1996, and 1999. Remarkably, the prevalence increased from …
culture isolates from 1993, 1996, and 1999. Remarkably, the prevalence increased from …
Class 1 integrons, gene cassettes, mobility, and epidemiology
AC Fluit, FJ Schmitz - European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and …, 1999 - Springer
Integrons are genetic elements that, although unable to move themselves, contain gene
cassettes that can be mobilized to other integrons or to secondary sites in the bacterial …
cassettes that can be mobilized to other integrons or to secondary sites in the bacterial …