Co-occurrence of Variants of mcr-3 and mcr-8 Genes in a Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolate From Laos

Co-occurrence of Variants of mcr-3 and mcr-8 Genes in a Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolate From Laos

Colistin is considered as a last resort antibiotic. The re-use of this antibiotic highlighted the emergence of colistin resistance mediated by chromosomal and plasmidic resistance mechanisms. Five colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains from Laos and Thailand were analyzed by Next Generatio...

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Main Authors: Linda Hadjadj, Sophie Alexandra Baron, Abiola Olumuyiwa Olaitan, Serge Morand, Jean-Marc Rolain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
colistin
mcr
whole genome sequencing
resistance
epidemiology – descriptive
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02720/full

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