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Integron-Mediated Rifampin Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Author(s) -

Chanwit Tribuddharat,

Michael Fennewald

Publication year - 1999

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.43.4.960

Subject(s) - integron , pseudomonas aeruginosa , mycobacterium smegmatis , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , biology , gene cassette , genetics , bacteria , antibiotic resistance , antibiotics , mycobacterium tuberculosis , medicine , tuberculosis , pathology

A new rifampin resistance gene,arr-2 , has been found inPseudomonas aeruginosa . The ARR-2 protein shows 54% amino acid identity to the rifampin ADP-ribosylating transferase encoded by thearr gene fromMycobacterium smegmatis . Thisarr-2 gene is located on a gene cassette within a class I integron.

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