Identical Miniature Inverted Repeat Transposable Elements Flank Class 1 Integrons in Clinical Isolates of Acinetobacter spp | Zendy

Sara Domingues | Zendy; Mark A. Toleman | Zendy; Kaare Magne Nielsen | Zendy; Gabriela Silva | Zendy

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Identical Miniature Inverted Repeat Transposable Elements Flank Class 1 Integrons in Clinical Isolates of Acinetobacter spp

Author(s) -

Sara Domingues,

Mark A. Toleman,

Kaare Magne Nielsen,

Gabriela Silva

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00692-13

Subject(s) - transposable element , inverted repeat , biology , acinetobacter , genetics , insertion sequence , genome , gene , bacteria

Miniature inverted repeat transposable elements (MITEs) have been identified flanking class 1 integrons. We have identified and characterized a 439-bp MITE-like structure in seven Acinetobacter species isolates from Portugal and Brazil. The complete sequence similarity of the elements and flanking regions suggests that MITEs may act as mobilizable vectors for the dissemination of integrons.

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