Locally Acquired mcr-1 in Escherichia coli, Australia, 2011 and 2013
We identified discrete importation events of the mcr-1 gene on incompatibility group IncI2 plasmids in Escherichia coli isolated from patients in New South Wales, Australia, in 2011 and 2013. mcr-1 is present in a small minority of colistin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and appears not to be establis...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/7/16-1638_article |