Prevalence and characterization of integrons in blood culture <it>Enterobacteriaceae </it>and gastrointestinal <it>Escherichia coli </it>in Norway and reporting of a novel class 1 integron-located lincosamide resistance gene

• Main Authors: Gjernes Elisabet (Author), Leegaard Truls M (Author), Lindstedt Bjørn-Arne (Author), Heir Even (Author), Kapperud Georg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2004-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Class 1 integrons contain genetic elements for site-specific recombination, capture and mobilization of resistance genes. Studies investigating the prevalence, distribution and types of integron located resistance genes are important...