Open AccessVarious Novel Colistin Resistance Mechanisms Interact To Facilitate Adaptation of Aeromonas hydrophila to Complex Colistin Environments
Author(s) -
Junqi Liu,
Xiao Gang,
Zhou Wang-ping,
Jun Yang,
Yang Wang,
Yong Wu,
Xinbin Cheng,
Zhi-Liang Sun
Publication year - 2021
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.00071-21
Subject(s) - colistin , aeromonas hydrophila , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacterial outer membrane , lipid a , bacteria , antibiotics , genetics , escherichia coli , gene
Aeromonas hydrophila , a heterotrophic and Gram-negative bacterium, has attracted considerable attention owing to the increasing prevalence of reported infections. Colistin is a last-resort antibiotic that can treat life-threatening infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria.