Class 1 integrons are low-cost structures in Escherichia coli
Y Lacotte, MC Ploy, S Raherison - The ISME Journal, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Resistance integrons are bacterial genetic platforms that can capture and express antibiotic
resistance genes embedded within gene cassettes. The capture and shuffling of gene …
resistance genes embedded within gene cassettes. The capture and shuffling of gene …
Integron activity accelerates the evolution of antibiotic resistance
Mobile integrons are widespread genetic platforms that allow bacteria to modulate the
expression of antibiotic resistance cassettes by shuffling their position from a common …
expression of antibiotic resistance cassettes by shuffling their position from a common …
High-level gene cassette transcription prevents integrase expression in class 1 integrons
E Guérin, T Jové, A Tabesse, D Mazel… - Journal of …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Class 1 integrons are widespread genetic elements responsible for dissemination of
antibiotic resistance among Gram-negative bacteria. Integrons allow bacteria to capture and …
antibiotic resistance among Gram-negative bacteria. Integrons allow bacteria to capture and …
The evolutionary dynamics of integrons in changing environments
Integrons are genetic elements that are common in bacteria and are hotspots for genome
evolution. They facilitate the acquisition and reassembly of gene cassettes encoding a …
evolution. They facilitate the acquisition and reassembly of gene cassettes encoding a …
Gene expression in class 2 integrons is SOS-independent and involves two Pc promoters
T Jové, S Da Re, A Tabesse, A Gassama-Sow… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Integrons are powerful bacterial genetic elements that permit the expression and
dissemination of antibiotic-resistance gene cassettes. They contain a promoter Pc that …
dissemination of antibiotic-resistance gene cassettes. They contain a promoter Pc that …
Gene cassettes and cassette arrays in mobile resistance integrons
Gene cassettes are small mobile elements, consisting of little more than a single gene and
recombination site, which are captured by larger elements called integrons. Several …
recombination site, which are captured by larger elements called integrons. Several …
An analysis of the evolutionary relationships of integron integrases, with emphasis on the prevalence of class 1 integrons in Escherichia coli isolates from clinical and …
JJ Diaz-Mejia, CF Amabile-Cuevas, I Rosas… - …, 2008 - microbiologyresearch.org
Integrons are genetic elements that allow the mobilization and expression of smaller
elements called gene cassettes, and are considered to be key elements in the evolution of …
elements called gene cassettes, and are considered to be key elements in the evolution of …
Costly Class-1 integrons and the domestication of the the functional integrase
K Harms, I Starikova, PJ Johnsen - Mobile genetic elements, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Class-1 integrons play an important role in the emergence and spread of antimicrobial
resistance determinants. In a recent study we showed that host fitness was dramatically …
resistance determinants. In a recent study we showed that host fitness was dramatically …
Integrons: natural tools for bacterial genome evolution
DA Rowe-Magnus, D Mazel - Current opinion in microbiology, 2001 - Elsevier
Integrons were first identified as the primary mechanism for antibiotic resistance gene
capture and dissemination among Gram-negative bacteria. More recently, their role in …
capture and dissemination among Gram-negative bacteria. More recently, their role in …