Novel Plasmid-Mediated Colistin Resistance Gene <italic toggle="yes">mcr-3</italic> in <italic toggle="yes">Escherichia coli</italic>

Novel Plasmid-Mediated Colistin Resistance Gene <italic toggle="yes">mcr-3</italic> in <italic toggle="yes">Escherichia coli</italic>

ABSTRACT The mobile colistin resistance gene mcr-1 has attracted global attention, as it heralds the breach of polymyxins, one of the last-resort antibiotics for the treatment of severe clinical infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. To date, six slightly different variants...

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Main Authors: Wenjuan Yin, Hui Li, Yingbo Shen, Zhihai Liu, Shaolin Wang, Zhangqi Shen, Rong Zhang, Timothy R. Walsh, Jianzhong Shen, Yang Wang
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017
Subjects:
Aeromonas
colistin resistance
Enterobacteriaceae
mcr-3
public health
Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/432f19e4c7c24b39ad141f4b49b5e16c
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