Mobile Colistin Resistance (<i>mcr</i>) Gene-Containing Organisms in Poultry Sector in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Epidemiology, Characteristics, and One Health Control Strategies

Mobile Colistin Resistance (<i>mcr</i>) Gene-Containing Organisms in Poultry Sector in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Epidemiology, Characteristics, and One Health Control Strategies

Mobile colistin resistance (<i>mcr</i>) genes (<i>mcr</i>-1 to <i>mcr</i>-10) are plasmid-encoded genes that threaten the clinical utility of colistin (COL), one of the highest-priority critically important antibiotics (HP-CIAs) used to treat infections caused by...

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Main Authors: Madubuike Umunna Anyanwu, Ishmael Festus Jaja, Charles Odilichukwu R. Okpala, Emmanuel Okechukwu Njoga, Nnenna Audrey Okafor, James Wabwire Oguttu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
mobile colistin resistance
low- and middle-income countries
<i>mcr</i> gene
One Health
tigecycline resistance
poultry sector
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/12/7/1117

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