Open AccessOccurrence and Characteristics of Class 1 and 2 Integrons in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Patients in Southern China
Author(s) -
Zhenbo Xu,
Lin Li,
Mark E. Shirtliff,
Mohammad Jahangir Alam,
Shinji Yamasaki,
Lei Shi
Publication year - 2009
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.02027-08
Subject(s) - pseudomonas aeruginosa , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , pseudomonadaceae , pseudomonadales , pseudomonas , bacteria , genetics
Class 1 and 2 integrons were detected in 45.8% (54/118) and 19.5% (23/118) of our testedPseudomonas aeruginosa isolates, respectively. Three strains were positive for both the integrons. This is the first report of class 2 integrons inP. aeruginosa and also of isolates carrying class 1 and 2 integrons simultaneously.