Open AccessIsolation and structure of a new integron that includes a streptomycin resistance gene from the R plasmid of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Author(s) -
Kazama Hitoshi,
Kizu Kenichiro,
Iwasaki Makoto,
Hamashima Hajime,
Sasatsu Masanori,
Arai Taketoshi
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1995.tb07927.x
Subject(s) - integron , plasmid , pseudomonas aeruginosa , streptomycin , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , isolation (microbiology) , gene , genetics , pseudomonas , bacteria , antibiotics
A new integron, located on the R plasmid of Pseudomonas aeruginosa , was isolated in Japan. This integron was made up of two conserved segments (5′‐ and 3′‐conserved segments) and a single streptomycin resistance gene as a gene cassette. The structure of this integron resembles that of integron InC, the existence of which was postulated by Bissonnette and Roy (J. Bacteriol. 174, 1248–1257, 1992).