Abstract:[Objective] To investigate the characteristics of classⅠintegrons among clinical multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates,and to analyze the association between class Ⅰ integrons and multidrug resistance.[Methods]Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains were isolated from clinical samples,and the multidrug-resistant ones were picked out from these isolates.PCR assays were used to detect the variable regions of class Ⅰ integrons,and the resulting products were then digested with restriction enzyme Sau 3AⅠand sequenced. SPSS19. 0 software was used for statistical analysis.[Results] Class Ⅰ integrons were detected in 27.3% of the clinical multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates.Amplification of variable regions of class Ⅰ integrons revealed three different gene cassette arrays (1500,2300 and 4000 bp),two of them were also found in other bacteria.These gene cassette arrays encoded aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes (aadA,aadB,aac(6')Ⅱ and aadA13),β-lactamases (blaCARB8 and oxa10) and chloromycetin efflux pump (cmlA8). Analysis results suggested closely relationship between class Ⅰ integrons and aminoglycoside resistance.[Conclusion]We revealed three different gene cassette arrays in the clinical isolates of the multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa,and gene cassette array aadB-aac(6')Ⅱ-blaCARB8 was the most prevalent.The three gene cassette arrays all contained the aminoglycoside-resistant genes.