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Occurrence and Characteristics of Mobile Colistin Resistance (mcr) Gene-Containing Isolates from the Environment: A Review

The emergence and spread of mobile colistin (COL) resistance (mcr) genes jeopardize the efficacy of COL, a last resort antibiotic for treating deadly infections. COL has been used in livestock for decades globally. Bacteria have mobilized mcr genes (mcr-1 to mcr-9). Mcr-gene-containing bacteria (MGC...

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Autores principales: Anyanwu, Madubuike Umunna, Jaja, Ishmael Festus, Nwobi, Obichukwu Chisom
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7036836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32041167
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17031028