Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) plays a major role in bacterial microevolution as evident from
the rapid emergence and spread of antimicrobial drug resistance. Few studies have …

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 …

Integrons are powerful bacterial genetic elements that permit the expression and
dissemination of antibiotic-resistance gene cassettes. They contain a promoter Pc that …

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 …

Background Integrons are found in hundreds of environmental bacterial species, but are
mainly known as the agents responsible for the capture and spread of antibiotic-resistance …

Integrons are mobile genetic elements that have played an important role in the
dissemination of antibiotic resistance. Under stress, the integron can generate combinatorial …

Integrons were first identified because of their central role in assembling and disseminating
antibiotic resistance genes in commensal and pathogenic bacteria. However, these clinically …

Class 1 integrons are widespread genetic elements responsible for dissemination of
antibiotic resistance among Gram-negative bacteria. Integrons allow bacteria to capture and …

Integrons are bacterial genetic elements notorious for their role in spreading antibiotic
resistance in clinical settings. In the natural environment, integrons present a wide and …

Integrons are genetic elements first described at the end of the 1980s. Although most
integrons were initially described in human clinical isolates, they have now been identified …