Characteristics of colistin-resistant Escherichia coli from pig farms in Central China

Abstract The emergence and dissemination of colistin resistance in Enterobacteriaceae mediated by plasmid-borne mcr genes in recent years now pose a threat to public health. In this study, we isolated and characterized colistin-resistant and/or mcr-positive E. coli from pig farms in Central China. B...

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Main Authors: Zhong Peng, Xiaoxue Zhang, Xiaosong Li, Zizhe Hu, Zugang Li, Chaoying Jia, Menghong Dai, Chen Tan, Huanchun Chen, Xiangru Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Animal Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s44149-021-00009-5