Article
First Detection of an Escherichia coli Strain Harboring the mcr-1 Gene in Retail Domestic Chicken Meat in Japan.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 25 Sept 2017
Ohsaki Yusuke, Hayashi Wataru, Saito Satomi, Osaka Shunsuke, Taniguchi Yui, Koide Shota, Kawamura Kumiko, Nagano Yukiko, Arakawa Yoshichika, Nagano Noriyuki
Abstract excerpt
Global spread of the plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene, mcr-1 poses a challenge to public health because colistin is the last-line-of-defense against severe infections of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. In Japan, a few studies have reported the prevalence of mcr-1 among food animal-derived Escherichia coli isolates, but the prevalence of mcr-1 in retail meats is not well known. We report here...
Topics
- Animals
- Chickens
- Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli Proteins
- Genotype
- Japan
- Meat
- Molecular Typing
- Plasmids
- Whole Genome Sequencing
