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. 1991 Nov;35(11):2436–2439. doi: 10.1128/aac.35.11.2436

A new trimethoprim resistance gene, dhfrX, in the In7 integron of plasmid pDGO100.

Y Parsons 1, R M Hall 1, H W Stokes 1
PMCID: PMC245401  PMID: 1804022

Abstract

A new trimethoprim resistance determinant, designated dhfrX, was identified in the In7 integron of pDGO100. The sequence of the dhfrX dihydrofolate reductase is up to 28% identical to the sequences of several known dihydrofolate reductase proteins. The dhfrX gene is adjacent to the second 3'-conserved segment of the In7 integron, but the first 77 bases of this segment are not present.

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