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Hypothetical model of class 1 integron evolution. Open reading frames are represented by open boxes, with the arrows indicating the direction of transcription. Solid black circles represent 59-base elements, and open ellipses represent the attI1 site of the integron. Inverted repeats are depicted as parallel vertical lines. Open reading frames that are identical in all three blaVIM-2-containing integrons are shaded gray.
