First report of class 2 integron in clinical Enterococcus faecalis and class 1 integron in Enterococcus faecium in South China.

摘要

During 2003 to 2004, class 1 integron was detected in 8 out of 10 tested enterococci isolates, with 2 of them positive for class 2 integron. This is the first report of class 2 integron in Enterococcus faecalis and class 1 integron in Enterococcus faecium.