Occurrence and Characterization of mcr-1-Positive Escherichia coli Isolated From Food-Producing Animals in Poland, 2011–2016

Occurrence and Characterization of mcr-1-Positive Escherichia coli Isolated From Food-Producing Animals in Poland, 2011–2016

The emergence of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance (mcr genes) threatens the effectiveness of polymyxins, which are last-resort drugs to treat infections by multidrug- and carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. Based on the occurrence of colistin resistance the aims of the study were to det...

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Main Authors: Magdalena Zając, Paweł Sztromwasser, Valeria Bortolaia, Pimlapas Leekitcharoenphon, Lina M. Cavaco, Anna Ziȩtek-Barszcz, Rene S. Hendriksen, Dariusz Wasyl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
WGS
mcr-1
colistin resistance
aEPEC
food animal
IncX4
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01753/full

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