Atypical Class 1 Integron Coexists with Class 1 and Class 2 Integrons in Multi-Drug Resistant Shigella flexneri Isolates from China |
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Authors: | Jing Yuan Zhu Guang Cai Duan Hai Yan Yang Qing Tang Fan Yuan Lin Xi |
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Institution: | Department of Environmental Health, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China. |
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Abstract: | The antimicrobial resistance and the character of integrons were determined in 58 Shigella flexneri strains isolated from China. All isolates were multi-drug resistant and found to carry integrons of class 1 (94.8%), class 2 (100%), or both (94.8%). No intI3 was detected. The typical class 1 integrons were found in conjugative plasmids and could be transferred to the recipient E. coli DH5α. The gene cassettes of typical class 1 integrons dfrA17-aadA5 and dfrA12-orfF-aadA2 were detected in 54 strains (93.1%) and 1 strain, respectively. Atypical class 1 integrons located on the chromosome with gene cassettes bla (oxa-30)-aadA1 were detected in 55 isolates (94.8%). All the intI2 positive isolates carried gene cassettes dfrA1-sat1-aadA1. To our knowledge, this is the first report that atypical and typical class 1 integrons coexisted with class 2 integron in multi-drug resistant S. flexneri strains. |
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