Prevalence and Genomic Characteristics of mcr-Positive Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Humans, Pigs, and Foods in China

Prevalence and Genomic Characteristics of mcr-Positive Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Humans, Pigs, and Foods in China

ABSTRACT Colistin is one of the last-resort antibiotics for treating infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria. However, mcr genes conferring resistance to colistin have been widely identified, which is considered a global threat to public health. Here, we investigated th...

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Main Authors: Xiaoyu Lu, Pei Zhang, Pengcheng Du, Xiuli Zhang, Juan Wang, Yingying Yang, Honghu Sun, Zhiqiang Wang, Shenghui Cui, Ruichao Li, Li Bai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-06-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
Escherichia coli
polymyxin B
mcr-1
humans
pigs
foods
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.04569-22

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