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First report of the chromosomal integration of carbapenemase gene bla IMP-19 in Acinetobacter baumannii AB322: the legacy of integron in phage-plasmid?

Yung-Luen ShihCarl Jay Ballena BregentePek Kee ChenTran Thi Dieu ThuyYu-Chen ChenHan-Yueh KuoHsu-Feng LuCheng-Yen Kao
Published in: Microbiology spectrum (2024)
, and such horizontal transfer may be associated with integron-phage elements. Additionally, it is possible that these DNA fragments carrying antimicrobial-resistant genes could further spread to other pathogens by moving horizontally onto conjugative plasmids.
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