Ann Lab Med.  2016 Nov;36(6):611-613. 10.3343/alm.2016.36.6.611.

A Novel Integron Gene Cassette Harboring VIM-38 Metallo-β-lactamase in a Clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolate

• BeriÅŸ FS
• Akyildiz E
• Özad Düzgün A
• Say CoÅŸkun US
• Sandalli C
• Çopur Çiçek A

• KMID: 2373603
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2016.36.6.611

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology
DNA, Bacterial/chemistry/genetics/metabolism
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Integrons/*genetics
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Pseudomonas aeruginosa/drug effects/*enzymology/isolation & purification
Sequence Analysis, DNA
beta-Lactamases/*genetics
Anti-Bacterial Agents
DNA, Bacterial
beta-Lactamases

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Structure of the blaVIM-38-carrying class 1 integron gene cassette in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.Abbreviations: Pint, integrase promoter; Pant, promoter of inserted gene(s); intI1, class 1 integrase; attI1, integron-associated recombination site; qacEΔ1, quaternary ammonium compound resistance gene cassette; ™, sulfonamide resistance gene; blaVIM-38, Verona Integron-Encoded Metallo-β-lactamase 38; CS, conserved segment.

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