Open AccessFull Genome Sequence of pT3, a Multiresistant Plasmid Carrying the mcr-3.5 Colistin Resistance Gene, Recovered from an Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Isolate from Crickets Sold as Food
Author(s) -
Katrin Zurfluh,
Marc J. A. Stevens,
Melissa Bucher,
Laurent Poirel,
Patrice Nordmann,
Roger Stephan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
microbiology resource announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.383
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2576-098X
DOI - 10.1128/mra.00647-19
Subject(s) - plasmid , mcr 1 , gene , colistin , biology , escherichia coli , genetics , multiple drug resistance , whole genome sequencing , genome , sequence (biology) , resistance (ecology) , enterobacteriaceae , drug resistance , antibiotics , ecology
Here, we sequenced multidrug resistance plasmid pT3, which encodes mcr - 3.5 and other resistance genes. The cooccurrence of mcr genes and other resistance genes on a single plasmid is of concern.
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