Novel Plasmid-Mediated Colistin Resistance Gene mcr-3 in Escherichia coli

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ABSTRACT The mobile colistin resistance gene mcr-1 has attracted global attention, as it heralds the breach of polymyxins, one of the last-resort antibiotics for the treatment of severe clinical infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. To date, six slightly different variants of mcr-1 , and a second mobile colistin resistance gene, mcr-2 , have been reported or annotated in the GenBank...

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