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The emergence of colistin-resistant Escherichia coli in chicken meats in Nepal.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Oct 2019
Joshi Prabhu Raj, Thummeepak Rapee, Leungtongkam Udomluk, Pooarlai Renukar, Paudel Saroj, Acharya Mahesh, Dhital Samita, Sitthisak Sutthirat
Abstract excerpt
The emergence and dissemination of colistin resistance among Gram-negative bacteria is a global problem. We initiated a surveillance of colistin-resistant and -susceptible Escherichia coli in raw meats from chicken in Nepal. A total of 180 meat samples were collected; from these, 60 E. coli strains were isolated (33.33%), of which 16 (26.66%) were colistin-resistant and harboured the mcr-1 gene. All isolates were...
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