The integron platform allows the acquisition, expression, and dissemination of antibiotic
resistance genes within gene cassettes. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) contain …

Integrons are genetic elements that can facilitate rapid spread of antibiotic resistance by
insertion and removal of genes. However, knowledge about the diversity and distribution of …

This study investigated the occurrence and abundance of class 1 integrons and related
antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in a sewage treatment plant (STP) of China. Totally, 189 …

Class 1 integrons are strongly associated with the dissemination of antibiotic resistance in
bacteria. However, little is known about whether the presence of antibiotics affects the …

There is increasing evidence that human activity, and especially the resulting effluent, has a
major role in the dissemination of bacterial antibiotic-resistance determinants in the …

Integrons are elements that encode a site-specific recombination system that recognizes
and captures mobile gene cassettes and are closely related to multiple resistances of …

The impact of human activity on the selection for antibiotic resistance in the environment is
largely unknown, although considerable amounts of antibiotics are introduced through …

Class 1 integrons and gene cassettes containing antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in five
different sewage treatment plants (STPs) were characterized and quantified using …

The role of a municipal wastewater treatment plant as a reservoir for bacteria carrying
antibiotic resistance plasmids was analysed. Altogether, ninety-seven different …

The molecular architecture of class 2 integrons among gram-negative bacteria from
wastewater environments was investigated in Jinan, China. Out of the 391 antibiotic …