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Emergence of a novel mobile colistin resistance gene, mcr-8 , in NDM-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae
30 Jun 2018
Abstract excerpt
The rapid increase in carbapenem resistance among gram-negative bacteria has renewed focus on the importance of polymyxin antibiotics (colistin or polymyxin E). However, the recent emergence of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance determinants (mcr-1, -2, -3, -4, -5, -6, and -7), especially mcr-1, in carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae is a serious threat to global health. Here, we characterized a novel...
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