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. 2013 May 17;13:109. doi: 10.1186/1471-2180-13-109

Table 3.

Diversity of cassette arrays detected among class 1 and class 2 integrons

 
Distribution [number, (%)] of cassette arrays of cassette arrays in different types of integrons
  Resistance to selected antimicrobials in randomly selected strains carrying a given integron array Classes of antimicrobials to which the host strain was resistanta Prevalence among isolates with integrons (n = 464) Integrons containing 3’-CS Integrons lacking 3’-CS
Class 1 integrons arrays
 
 
 
 
 
dfrA1
TRIM, SUL, TET,
2 to 4
60 (13)
53 (88)
7 (12)
dfrA1/aadA1
TRIM, STP, AMP, C, CTX, CAZ, CIP, NA
5 to 8
51 (11)
42 (82)
9 (18)
dfrA17/aadA5
TRIM, STP, C, AMP, C, CTX, CAZ, CIP, NA, FOX, AMC
5 to 8
42 (9)
34 (81)
8 (19)
dfrA7
TRIM, SMX, TET
2 to 8
42 (9)
35 (83)
7 (17)
aadA1
STP, C, TET, SUL
2 to 6
23 (5)
19 (83)
4 (17)
dfrA12/aadB
TRIM, STRP, CN, K, TOB, AMP, C, CTX, AMC
4 to 8
23 (5)
19 (83)
4 (17)
dfrA16/aadA2
TRIM, STP, K, TOB, AMP, C, CTX, AMC
6 to 8
23 (5)
22 (96)
1 (4)
aadA2/dfrA12
STP, TRIM, TET, C, SUL, AMP, CTX, AMC,
3 to 6
28 (6)
26 (93)
2 (7)
dfrA12/aadA2
TRIM, STP, TET, C, SUL
3 to 8
23 (5)
22 (96)
1 (4)
aadA5
STP, AMP, SUL, TET
7 to 8
23 (5)
22 (96)
1(4)
blaoxa-1/aadA1
STP, AMP, C, TET, CTX, CAZ, CIP, NA, FOX, AMC
8
23 (5)
22 (94)
1 (4)
blaoxa-1/aadA2
STP, AMP, C, TET, CTX, CAZ, CIP, NA, FOX, AMC
7 to 8
9 (2)
8 (88)
1 (12)
dfrA12/orfF/aadA2
TRIM, STP, C, TET, CTX, NA, AMC
6 to 8
9 (2)
8 (88)
1 (12)
aac(6')Ib/catB1/dfrA1
CN, TOB, C, TRIM, K, AMP, C, TET, CTX, CAZ, CIP, NA,
5 to 8
9 (2)
7 (78)
2 (22)
aadA1/dfrA1
STP, TRIM, AMP, C, TET, CTX, NA, AMC
3 to 8
9 (2)
9 (100)
0
aac(6')Ib/blaoxa-1/catB3/arr2
CN,TOB, K, C, RIF, AMP, C, TET, CTX, CAZ, CIP, NA, FOX, AMC
8
9 (2)
2 (22)
7 (78)
aadA2/orfF/dfrA12
STP, AMP, TRIM, SUL, TET
7 to 8
5 (1)
4 (80)
1 (20)
cmlA1
C,, TET, CTX, NA, AMP
3 to 8
3 (<1)
3 (100)
0
orf5/dfrB/orfA
TRIM, CN,TOB, C, AMP, C, TET, CTX, CAZ, CIP, NA, AMC
6
3 (<1)
0
3 (100)
dfrA12/aadA1/blaoxa1
TRIM, STP, CN,TOB, AMP, C, TET, CTX, CAZ, CIP, NA,
8
5 (1)
0
5 (100)
aac(6')-lb-cr
CN, K, TOB, C, AMP, C, TET, CTX, CAZ, CIP, NA, AMC
8
42 (9)
15 (36)
27 (64)
Class 2 Integron arrays
 
 
 
 
 
drfA1/sat2/aadA1 TRIM, STRP, CN, K, TOB, AMP, C, CTX, AMC 6 to 8 3 (<1) NA NA

The integron cassette arrays are indicated in the order they appear within class 1 and 2 integron variable cassette region (in the 5’-3’ orientation).

The resistance phenotype associated with a given array is indicated in bold.

a: Different antimicrobials tested in this study were conveniently grouped into 8 groups:- β-lactams and β-lactamase inhibitors, aminoglycosides, (fluoro)quinolones, nitrofurantoin, chloramphenicol, sulphonamides, trimethoprim, and tetracyclines.

b: These integrons carried a sul3 gene at the 3’-end or lacked this gene or 3’-CS comprising the qacEΔ1-sul1 genes.