High Prevalence of Colistin-Resistant Escherichia coli with Chromosomally Carried mcr-1 in Healthy Residents in Vietnam

High Prevalence of Colistin-Resistant Escherichia coli with Chromosomally Carried mcr-1 in Healthy Residents in Vietnam

Elucidation of the mechanism of the wide dissemination of colistin-resistant bacteria in communities of developing countries is an urgent public health issue. In this study, we investigated the genetic background of the colistin resistance gene mcr in E. coli isolates from the fecal microbiota of he...

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Main Authors: Takahiro Yamaguchi, Ryuji Kawahara, Kouta Hamamoto, Itaru Hirai, Diep Thi Khong, Thang Nam Nguyen, Hoa Thi Tran, Daisuke Motooka, Shota Nakamura, Yoshimasa Yamamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-03-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
escherichia coli
vietnam
chromosomal mcr
colistin resistance
residents
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00117-20

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https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00117-20

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