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Acquisition of mcr-1 and Cocarriage of Virulence Genes in Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli Isolates from Municipal Wastewater Influents in Japan
6 Sept 2019
Abstract excerpt
Colistin is considered a last-line therapeutic option in severe infections due to multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, in particular carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae and multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii . An increasing prevalence of mcr genes in diverse Enterobacteriaceae species, mainly Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae from humans and food animals, has become a significant...
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