Integron gene cassettes and degradation of compounds associated with industrial waste: the case of the Sydney tar ponds.

Integrons are genetic platforms that accelerate lateral gene transfer (LGT) among bacteria. They were first detected on plasmids bearing single and multiple drug resistance determinants in human pathogens, and it is abundantly clear that integrons have played a major role in the evolution of this pu...

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Main Authors: Jeremy E Koenig, Christine Sharp, Marlena Dlutek, Bruce Curtis, Michael Joss, Yan Boucher, W Ford Doolittle
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/01caf47270f941538f6b5b68228d8bd2
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