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Colistin Resistance Gene mcr-1 Mediates Cell Permeability and Resistance to Hydrophobic Antibiotics
10 Jan 2020
Abstract excerpt
Colistin is considered the last-resort antibiotic used to treat multidrug resistant bacteria-related infections. However, the discovery of the plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene, mcr-1, threatens the clinical utility of colistin antibiotics. In this study, the physiological function of MCR-1, which encodes an LPS-modifying enzyme, was investigated in E. coli K-12. Specifically, the impact of mcr-1 on...
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