Open Access<p>Molecular Detection of the <em>mcr</em> Genes by Multiplex PCR</p>
Author(s) -
Jiayang Liu,
Zhiyuan Zhang,
Yuyang Feng,
Huimin Hu,
Yu Yu,
Lihao Qiu,
Hongtao Liu,
Zhimin Guo,
Jing Huang,
Cheng Du,
Jiazhang Qiu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s256320
Subject(s) - colistin , plasmid , multiplex , multiplex polymerase chain reaction , gene , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , computational biology , polymerase chain reaction , genetics , antibiotics
The emergence and prevalence of plasmid-mediated colistin-resistant bacterial strains in recent years have raised great concerns in clinical medicine. It is urgently needed to develop a cheaper, faster, simpler, sensitive, and specific molecular detection method to identify and monitor the dissemination of the transferable resistant determinants.