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Co-Existence of mcr-1 and blaNDM-5 in an Escherichia coli Strain Isolated from the Pharmaceutical Industry, WWTP
1 Mar 2020
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Abstract: The emergence of the plasmid-borne colistin-resistant gene ( mcr-1 ) poses a great threat to human health. What is worse, the recent observations of the co-existence of mcr-1 with other antimicrobial resistance genes in some bacteria cause further concern. Here, we present the first report of a wild Escherichia coli strain that co-carries an mcr-1 encoding phage-like IncY plasmid (pR15_MCR-1) and a bla...
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