| Literature DB >> 12709352 |
Maria Letizia Riccio1, Jean-Denis Docquier, Emanuela Dell'Amico, Francesco Luzzaro, Gianfranco Amicosante, Gian Maria Rossolini.
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A novel gene, aac(3)-Ic, encoding an AAC(3)-I aminoglycoside 3-N-acetyltransferase, was identified on a gene cassette inserted into a Pseudomonas aeruginosa integron that also carries a bla(VIM-2) and a cmlA7 gene cassette. The aac(3)-Ic gene product is 59 and 57% identical to AAC(3)-Ia and AAC(3)-Ib, respectively, and confers resistance to gentamicin and sisomicin.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12709352 PMCID: PMC153335 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.47.5.1746-1748.2003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191