Two new gene cassettes, dfr17 (for trimethoprim resistance) and aadA4 (for spectinomycin/streptomycin resistance), inserted in an Escherichia coli class 1 integron
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- 1 July 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
- Vol. 46 (1) , 87-89
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/46.1.87
Abstract
Two new gene cassettes, dfr17 and aadA4, inserted in a class 1 integron of Escherichia coli EC107, are described here. The dfr17 cassette encodes trimethoprim resistance and has 91% identity with the dfrVII dihydrofolate reductase gene. The aadA4 cassette confers resistance to spectinomycin and streptomycin and shows 94% identity with the aadA3 gene. The integron carrying the dfr17 and aadA4 cassettes was located on a conjugative plasmid, pEC1072.Keywords
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