Table 5.
Physical linkages between integrons and other genetic elements
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Integrons (number,%) physically linked to different elements |
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| Type of integrons | Total detected | Tn7 | Tn21 | ISCR1 | ISEcp1 | IS26 |
| Class 1 integrons with 3‘-CS |
375 |
3 (1) |
257 (69) |
199 (53) |
19 (5) |
4 (1) |
| Class 1 integron with sul3 |
64 |
0 |
12 (19) |
0 |
12 (19) |
48 (75) |
| Class 1 integrons lacking 3’-CS or Sul3 |
25 |
0 |
5 (20) |
0 |
10 (40) |
20 (80) |
| Class 2 integron | 3 | 3 (100) | 1 (33) | 1 (33) | 1 (33) | 0 |
Carriage of Tn21, Tn7 and IS elements among strains carrying class 1 integrons. Carriage of other genetic elements among strains carrying class 2 integrons is also shown.