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Heterogeneous and Flexible Transmission of mcr-1 in Hospital-Associated Escherichia coli.
mBio - 3 Jul 2018
Shen Yingbo, Wu Zuowei, Wang Yang, Zhang Rong, Zhou Hong-Wei, Wang Shaolin, Lei Lei, Li Mei, Cai Jiachang, Tyrrell Jonathan, Tian Guo-Bao, Wu Congming, Zhang Qijing, Shen Jianzhong, Walsh Timothy R, Shen Zhangqi
Abstract excerpt
The recent emergence of a transferable colistin resistance mechanism, MCR-1, has gained global attention because of its threat to clinical treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. However, the possible transmission route of mcr-1 among Enterobacteriaceae species in clinical settings is largely unknown. Here, we present a comprehensive genomic analysis of Escherichia coli...
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