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Transmissibility and Persistence of the Plasmid-Borne Mobile Colistin Resistance Gene, mcr-1, Harbored in Poultry-Associated E. coli

Colistin, a last-resort antibiotic, is used to treat infections caused by multi-drug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. Colistin resistance can emerge by acquiring the mobile colistin gene, mcr-1, usually plasmid borne. Studies on mcr-1 and its transmissibility are limited in the Middle East and Nort...

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Autores principales: Al Mana, Hassan, Johar, Alreem A., Kassem, Issmat I., Eltai, Nahla O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9220209/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35740180
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11060774