Open AccessEmergence of the Mobile Colistin Resistance Gene mcr-1 in Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from the Fecal Matter of Toddlers in a Community
Author(s) -
Jouman Hassan,
David A. Mann,
Shaoting Li,
Xiangyu Deng,
Issmat I. Kassem
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.00243-21
Subject(s) - feces , escherichia coli , biology , mcr 1 , colistin , multiple drug resistance , microbiology and biotechnology , mobile genetic elements , gene , enterobacteriaceae , genetics , drug resistance , plasmid , antibiotics
Colistin is one of the few first-line options for treating complicated infections with certain multidrug-resistant bacteria (1).….