First report of a Tn402-like class 1 integron carrying blaVIM-2 in Pseudomonas putida from Argentina
Author(s) -
Patricia Marchiaro,
Alejandro M. Viale,
Viviana Ballerini,
Gustavo Rossignol,
Alejandro J. Vila,
Adriana S. Limansky
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.1012
Subject(s) - integron , pseudomonas putida , pseudomonas , microbiology and biotechnology , class (philosophy) , biology , genetics , computer science , bacteria , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , artificial intelligence
clinical strains resistant to most beta-lactams) have recently been described and proposed to act as likely reservoirs of MBL genes [1,2]. This, in addition to the lack of an effective clinical inhibitor of these metallo-enzymes, poses a serious challenge to antimicrobial therapy [3].
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