title: Epidemic strains of Shigella sonnei biotype g carrying integrons.
abstract: Class 2 integrons (Tn7) were found in all randomly selected epidemic (n = 27) and preepidemic (n = 13) strains of multiresistant Shigella sonnei biotype g. A class 1 integron was also found in two epidemic strains. Gene cassettes within these integrons account for resistance to commonly used therapeutic agents.
authors.affiliation: Virology Division, Department of Microbiology, SEALS, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales 2031, Australia.
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: McIver
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Louisa A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karagiannis
authors.forename: Jock
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harkness
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marriott
authors.forename: William D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Rawlinson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D019426:Integrases / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012764:Shigella sonnei / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019426:Integrases; C115006:integron integrase IntI1