Integron involvement in environmental spread of antibiotic resistance

T Stalder, O Barraud, M Casellas, C Dagot… - Frontiers in …, 2012 - frontiersin.org
The spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a growing problem and a public health issue. In
recent decades, various genetic mechanisms involved in the spread of resistance genes …

The evolution of class 1 integrons and the rise of antibiotic resistance

M Gillings, Y Boucher, M Labbate, A Holmes… - Journal of …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
Class 1 integrons are central players in the worldwide problem of antibiotic resistance,
because they can capture and express diverse resistance genes. In addition, they are often …

Transfer patterns of integron-associated and antibiotic resistance genes in S. flexneri during different time intervals in Tianjin, China

J Wang, F Liang, XM Wu, W Qi - Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Background: Shigella is one of the common genera of pathogens responsible for bacterial
diarrhoea in humans. According to World Health Organisation (WHO), 800,000–1,700,000 …

Investigation of antibiotic resistance of indigenous bacteria and abundance of class I integron in matrix of constructed wetlands of different configurations

XB Mai, R Tao, Y Yang, M Zhang, JH Lin… - Huan Jing ke Xue …, 2015 - europepmc.org
Environmental indigenous bacteria (Staphylococcus and Pseudomonas) were isolated from
9 different constructed wetlands (CWs) in summer and winter. The antibiotic resistance …

Seasonal and spatial variability of antibiotic resistance genes and Class I integrons in the rivers of the Mekong delta, Vietnam

TTH Pham, KDH Dang, E Rohrbach, F Breider, P Rossi - BioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
Aquaculture activities are steadily expanding in Vietnam, covering an estimated 700,000 ha,
with 89% of these culture ponds located in the Mekong Delta. Since 2009, large-scale …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical class 1 integron-integrase gene–a promising indicator to monitor the abundance and elimination of antibiotic resistance genes in an urban …

W Zheng, J Huyan, Z Tian, Y Zhang, X Wen - Environment international, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, 295 antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and mobile genetic elements (MGEs)
from the influent, activated sludge (AS), and membrane bioreactor (MBR) permeate were …

Incidence of class 1 integrons in multiple antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative copiotrophic bacteria from the River Torsa in India

S Mukherjee, R Chakraborty - Research in microbiology, 2006 - Elsevier
The presence of class 1 integrons in multiple-antibiotic-resistant (MAR) Gram-negative
copiotrophic bacteria from the River Torsa in India was detected using a polymerase chain …

Variable gene cassette patterns of class 1 integron-associated drug-resistant Escherichia coli in Taiwan

LL Chang, TM Chang, CY Chang - The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical …, 2007 - Elsevier
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 …

Characterization of class 1 integrons-mediated antibiotic resistance among calf pathogenic Escherichia coli

X Du, Z Shen, B Wu, S Xia, J Shen - FEMS microbiology letters, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Escherichia coli isolates from calf diarrhea cases (n= 22) in the Beijing surrounding region in
China were characterized for disease serotype, virulence factors, antimicrobial susceptibility …

Antibiotic resistance genes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau above an elevation of 5,000 m

X Wang, C Han, B Lan, C Wang, G Zhu - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) widely occur in both anthropogenic and remote
environments. Several studies have investigated the distribution of antibiotic resistance in …