Molecular epidemiology of orf513-bearing class 1 integrons in multiresistant clinical isolates from Argentinean hospitals |
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Authors: | Arduino Sonia M Catalano Mariana Orman Betina E Roy Paul H Centrón Daniela |
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Affiliation: | Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, (1121) Capital Federal, Argentina. Sonia.Arduino@crchul.ulaval.ca |
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Abstract: | The spread of orf513-bearing class 1 integrons is associated with bla(CTX-M-2) in gram-negative clinical isolates in Argentina, with In35 being the most frequently found integron (74%). Among 65 isolates without bla(CTX-M-2), only one harbored a novel orf513-bearing class 1 integron with the dfrA3b gene. The finding of orf513 not associated with class 1 integrons in two gram-positive strains indicates the widespread occurrence of this putative site-specific recombinase. |
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