[Integrons of bacteria isolated from aquatic environment].
Bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas, isolated from the water of the lakes Shira and Itkul (Republic of Khakassia, Russia) were shown to contain integrons of class 1 with gene cassettes, contained in the variable segment (sized 1 and 1.3 kb), were shown. Out of three detected integrons only one integron (in P. aeruginosa) included the sulfanilamide resistance gene contained in the 3'-conservative segment. The resistance of bacteria to kanamycin and ceftazidime was not seemingly linked with the presence of integrons. On the whole, the study revealed the presence of a significant proportion (27%) of integron-positive strains among aquatic bacteria with pronounced resistance to antibiotics.
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Solomennyĭ
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AIu
Maksimov
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Saralov
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Lobova
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000382:microbiology*; D032023:Integrons; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D012800:Siberia; D014871:Water Microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents