Open AccessThe Co-occurrence of mcr-3 and fosA3 in IncP plasmid in ST131 Escherichia coli: A novel case
Author(s) -
Muhammad Fazal Hameed,
Yanan Chen,
Hazrat Bilal,
Sabir Khan,
Honghua Ge,
Xiaofang Chen,
Pengying Gu
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.15943
Subject(s) - multilocus sequence typing , colistin , fosfomycin , replicon , plasmid , biology , mcr 1 , microbiology and biotechnology , pulsed field gel electrophoresis , escherichia coli , virology , genetics , antibiotics , gene , genotype , enterobacteriaceae
Plasmid-mediated colistin resistance genes, especially mcr-3 combined with the fosfomycin resistance gene fosA3, are a grave health concern. Our study was designed to determine the epidemiological characteristics of the combination of mcr-3 and fosA3 in Anhui province, China.