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Spread ofmcr-1-carrying Enterobacteriaceae in sewage water from Spain
Author(s) -
Cristina M. Ovejero,
José F. DelgadoBlas,
William CaleroCáceres,
Maite Muniesa,
Bruno GonzálezZorn
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkw533
Subject(s) - mcr 1 , colistin , klebsiella pneumoniae , microbiology and biotechnology , multilocus sequence typing , sewage , enterobacteriaceae , biology , escherichia coli , population , antibiotic resistance , veterinary medicine , antimicrobial , antibiotics , genotype , gene , medicine , environmental engineering , biochemistry , environmental health , engineering
The mobile colistin resistance gene mcr-1 has been identified worldwide in human and animal sources, while its occurrence in the environment is still largely unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of mcr-1 -harbouring Enterobacteriaceae in water samples obtained from rivers and waste water treatment plants in the area of Barcelona, Spain.

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