Molecular Characterization of Integrons in Epidemiologically Unrelated Clinical Isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii from Italian Hospitals Reveals a Limited Diversity of Gene Cassette Arrays
2002 ◽
Vol 46
(11)
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pp. 3665-3668
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ABSTRACT Integron carriage by 36 epidemiologically unrelated Acinetobacter baumannii isolates collected over an 11-year period from patients in six different Italian hospitals was investigated. Sixteen type 1 integron-positive isolates (44%) were found, 13 of which carried the same array of cassettes, i.e., aacC1, orfX, orfX′, and aadA1a. As ribotype analysis of the isolates demonstrated a notable genetic diversity, horizontal transfer of the entire integron structure or ancient acquisition was hypothesized.
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2008 ◽
Vol 46
(8)
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pp. 2499-2507
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2013 ◽
Vol 57
(10)
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pp. 5155-5157
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2015 ◽
Vol 64
(1)
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pp. 53-58
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2015 ◽
Vol 14
(1)
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