New qnr Gene Cassettes Associated with Superintegron Repeats in Vibrio cholerae 01

Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Controle de Qualidade em Saúde. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

Abstract

A novel qnr determinant emerged in ciproﬂ oxacin-resistant Vibrio cholerae O1 from the Amazon region of Brazil. This qnrVC1 was in a typical class 1 integron. Its attC showed 89% identity with V. parahaemolyticus superintegron repeats. Analysis showed V. cholerae O1 carrying qnrVC2 associated with a V. cholerae superintegron repeat.

Keywords in Portuguese

Vibrio cholerae 01
Superintegron
Amazônia Brasileira
Novo qnr gene

Keywords

Vibrio cholerae 01
Superintegron
Amazon region
novel qnr determinant

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Citation

FONSECA, Érica L. et al. New qnr Gene Cassettes Associated with Superintegron Repeats in Vibrio cholerae 01. Emerging Infectious Diseases, v. 14, n. 7, p. 1129-1131, July 2008.

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10.3201/eid1407.08013

ISSN

1080-6040

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/32022

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2022-01-01

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