Comparative Genomics of IncL/M-Type Plasmids: Evolution by Acquisition of Resistance Genes and Insertion Sequences
Author(s) -
Rémy A. Bonnin,
Patrice Nordmann,
Alessandra Carattoli,
Laurent Poirel
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.01086-12
Subject(s) - plasmid , genetics , comparative genomics , gene , biology , insertion sequence , genomics , computational biology , genome , transposable element
IncL/M-type plasmids R446b and R471a were originally isolated from Morganella morganii (formerly Proteus morganii) as the first members of the IncL/M group of multidrug resistance (MDR) plasmids ([1][1], [2][2]). IncL/M plasmids are now commonly identified among environmental and clinical isolates
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