Starikova, Irina; Harms, Klaus; Haugen, Pål; Lunde, Tracy Munthali; Primicerio, Raul; Samuelsen, Ørjan; Nielsen, Kaare Magne; Johnsen, Pål Jarle (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) plays a major role in bacterial microevolution as evident from the rapid emergence and spread of antimicrobial drug resistance. Few studies have however addressed the population dynamics of newly imported genetic elements after HGT. Here, we show that newly acquired class-1 integrons from Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium and Acinetobacter baumannii, free of ...