Expanding drug resistance through integron acquisition by IncFI plasmids of Salmonella enterica typhimurium

Authors
Carattoli, A Villa, L Pezzella, C Bordi, E Visca, P
Citation
A. Carattoli et al., Expanding drug resistance through integron acquisition by IncFI plasmids of Salmonella enterica typhimurium, EM INFECT D, 7(3), 2001, pp. 444-447
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease
Journal title
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10806040 → ACNP
Volume
7
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
444 - 447
Database
ISI
SICI code
1080-6040(200105/06)7:3<444:EDRTIA>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
We conducted a 30-year retrospective analysis of IncFI plasmids from Salmon ella enterica serotype Typhimurium. These plasmids have been associated wit h the emergence of epidemic clones of multidrug-resistant Salmonella. Molec ular and genetic evidence indicates that IncFI plasmids are evolving throug h sequential acquisition of integrons carrying different arrays of antibiot ic-resistance genes.