Abstract
In100, a new integron carrying a carbapenemase gene (bla(VIM-2)) associated with a carbenicillinase (blaP1b) and aminoglycoside resistance genes (aacA4 and aadA2), was detected in a Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolate. The particular gene cassette organization of In100 seems to reflect the evolution of antibiotic usage in therapeutics.
MeSH terms
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Aminoglycosides / pharmacology
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics
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Humans
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Integrons / genetics*
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Penicillinase / genetics*
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Penicillinase / metabolism
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects*
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa / enzymology
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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beta-Lactam Resistance / genetics*
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beta-Lactamases / genetics*
Substances
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Aminoglycosides
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Bacterial Proteins
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Penicillinase
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beta-lactamase bla(vim-2)
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beta-Lactamases