Molecular characterization of class 3 integrons from Delftia spp |
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Authors: | Xu Hai Davies Julian Miao Vivian |
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Institution: | Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Life Science Centre, University of British Columbia, 2350 Life Sciences Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada. |
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Abstract: | Two environmental strains, Delftia acidovorans C17 and Delftia tsuruhatensis A90, were found to carry class 3 integrons, which have seldom been reported and then only from pathogens in which they are associated with antibiotic resistance genes. The Delftia integrons comprised a highly conserved class 3 integrase gene, upstream and oppositely oriented from a set of three or four gene cassettes that encoded unidentified functions. The A90 integron had one more gene cassette than the C17 integron, but the two were otherwise the same; furthermore, they were located within regions of sequence identity in both strains and linked to chromosomal genes. A screen of other Delftia and related strains did not reveal the presence of additional class 3 integrons. The observations suggest that these integrons were horizontally transferred to Delftia as part of a larger region and reside as chromosomal elements that probably predate transposon dissemination, as has been proposed for certain class 1 integrons. |
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