Emergence of the Plasmid-Mediated mcr-1 Gene in Colistin-Resistant Enterobacter aerogenes and Enterobacter cloacae | Zendy

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Emergence of the Plasmid-Mediated mcr-1 Gene in Colistin-Resistant Enterobacter aerogenes and Enterobacter cloacae

Author(s) -

Kun-Jiao Zeng,

Yohei Doi,

Sandip Patil,

Xi Huang,

GuoBao Tian

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07

H-Index - 259

eISSN - 1070-6283

pISSN - 0066-4804

DOI - 10.1128/aac.00345-16

Subject(s) - enterobacter cloacae , enterobacter aerogenes , colistin , mcr 1 , enterobacter , plasmid , microbiology and biotechnology , enterobacteriaceae , enterobacteriaceae infections , biology , gene , escherichia coli , genetics , antibiotics

The gene mcr-1 was reported as the first plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene in Escherichia coli isolates from food animals, food, and patients in China ([1][1]). Since then, detection of mcr-1 -positive strains has been reported in Enterobacteriaceae worldwide ([2][2][–][3][4][4]). The

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