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Multiple-Antibiotic Resistance in Salmonella enterica Serovars Isolated in Iran Harboring Class 1 Integrons

Bahareh Rajaei, Nahid Sepehri Rad, Farzad Badmasti, Mohamad Reza Razavi, Mohammad Reza Aghasadeghi, Raheleh Saboohi, Taraneh Rajaei, Arfa Moshiri, Seyed Davar Siadat

Microbiology Research Journal International · pp. 186–193 · Published 8 Oct 2014

10.9734/BMRJ/2015/9303

Abstract

Aims: This research was carried out to detect the content and distribution of class 1 integrons in multidrug resistant Salmonella isolates. Materials and Methods: Eighty four clinical isolates of Salmonella serovars were subjected to molecular detection of class 1 integrons following the antimicrobial susceptibility test using disk diffusion method and MIC determination. Results: Eleven isolates (13.1%) which were resistant to at least 4 groups of antimicrobial agents considered as MDR (multidrug resistant) Salmonella serovars. The intI1 gene and internal variable regions (IVRs) of class 1 integron were detected in 50 (59.5%) and 35 (70%) of Salmonella clinical isolates respectively. Analysis of the sequence data revealed four gene cassette arrays including the dhfr7 (0.8 kb), aadA1 (1kb), blaP1 (1.2 kb), dhfr1-aadA1 (1.6 kb) with eight IVR distribution patterns. Conclusion: Detection of class 1 integron carrying gene cassettes which confer resistance to different classes of antibiotics such as aminoglycosides, ß-lactams and trimethoprim confirms that integron-mediated antimicrobial gene cassettes are prevalent in Salmonella serovars isolated in Iran.

Class 1 integron multidrug resistance gene cassette array

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