Genetic environment of quinolone resistance gene qnrB2 in a complex sul1-type integron in the newly described Salmonella enterica serovar Keurmassar

Fabien Garnier (1, 2) , Nabil Raked , Amy Gassama , François Denis (2, 3) , Marie-Cécile Ploy (2, 3)

1 Service de Bactériologie, Virologie, Hygiène [CHU Limoges]
2 EA3175 - Biologie moléculaire et cellulaire des microorganismes
3 UNILIM - Université de Limoges

A qnrB2 determinant was described for a new complex sul1-type integron from Salmonella enterica serovar Keurmassar. The genetic structure contained two class 1 integrons surrounding two common regions (CRs) separated by a partial 3' conserved segment. The qnrB2 gene is adjacent to the first CR.

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]; Microbiologie et Parasitologie; Bactériologie; Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]; Microbiologie et Parasitologie; Virologie; Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]; Médecine humaine et pathologie; Maladies infectieuses

Fabien Garnier, Nabil Raked, Amy Gassama, François Denis, Marie-Cécile Ploy. Genetic environment of quinolone resistance gene qnrB2 in a complex sul1-type integron in the newly described Salmonella enterica serovar Keurmassar. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2006, 50 (9), pp.3200-3202. ⟨10.1128/AAC.00293-06⟩. ⟨hal-00405875⟩