Epidemiology and Traits of Mobile Colistin Resistance (<i>mcr</i>) Gene-Bearing Organisms from Horses

Epidemiology and Traits of Mobile Colistin Resistance (<i>mcr</i>) Gene-Bearing Organisms from Horses

Mobile colistin resistance (<i>mcr</i>) genes (<i>mcr</i>-1 to <i>mcr</i>-10) threaten the efficacy of colistin (COL), a polymyxin antibiotic that is used as a last-line agent for the treatment of deadly infections caused by multidrug-resistant and extensively dru...

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Main Authors: Madubuike Umunna Anyanwu, Ishmael Festus Jaja, Obichukwu Chisom Nwobi, Anthony Christian Mgbeahuruike, Chinaza Nnenna Ikpendu, Nnenna Audrey Okafor, James Wabwire Oguttu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
antimicrobial resistance
colistin resistance
equine
mobile colistin resistance (<i>mcr</i>) gene
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/8/1499

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