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Remarkable Diversity of Escherichia coli Carrying mcr-1 from Hospital Sewage with the Identification of Two New mcr-1 Variants

The plasmid-borne colistin-resistant gene mcr-1 has rapidly become a worldwide public health concern. This study aims to determine the host bacterial strains, plasmids, and genetic contexts of mcr-1 in hospital sewage. A 1-ml hospital sewage sample was cultured. Colistin-resistant bacterial colonies...

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Autores principales: Zhao, Feifei, Feng, Yu, Lü, Xiaoju, McNally, Alan, Zong, Zhiyong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5660977/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29118748
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02094