Jundishapur J Microbiol
May 2014
Background: Integrons are the major reasons of multidrug resistance (MDR) among enteropathogenic bacteria. Occurrence of horizontal gene transfer between integron-carrying microorganisms and other enteric bacteria may increase the rate of emergence of integron-associated antibiotic resistance.
Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate class 1 integrons among members of enteropathogenic bacteria isolated from patients in Iran.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence and resistance gene content of class 1 and 2 integrons among Shigella spp. and to study the genetic diversity of isolates using the pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) method.
Methods And Results: A total of 32 Shigella spp.