title: Tn1403, a multiple-antibiotic resistance transposon made up of three distinct transposons.
abstract: Transposon Tn1403 from a clinical Pseudomonas strain is composed of three transposons, including Tn5393c. A related transposon Tn1404* from a plant-associated Pseudomonas strain lacks Tn5393 but includes a transposon carrying the tet(C) tetracycline resistance determinant. These compound transposons illustrate the role of preexisting transposons in generating clusters of antibiotic resistance genes.
authors.affiliation: School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences, Biochemistry and Microbiology Building G08, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Stokes
authors.forename: Liam D H
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Elbourne
authors.forename: Ruth M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements