Antibiotic and colistin resistance pattern of Salmonella spp. isolated from pediatric patients with diarrhea in the Southern region of Vietnam [PDF]
New Microbes and New InfectionsBackground: Salmonella spp. is a prominent causative agent of pediatric diarrhea, with recent research emphasizing the rising concern regarding antimicrobial resistance (AMR), particularly involving colistin, a last-resort antibiotic. Methods: This study
Nga Thi Le +10 more
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Repeated Occurrence of Mobile Colistin Resistance Gene-Carrying Plasmids in Pathogenic Escherichia coli from German Pig Farms [PDF]
MicroorganismsThe global spread of plasmid-mediated mobile colistin resistance (mcr) genes threatens the vital role of colistin as a drug of last resort. We investigated whether the recurrent occurrence of specific E.
Lisa Göpel +5 more
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Genetic characterization of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli harboring colistin-resistant gene isolated from food animals in food supply chain [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologyColistin is widely used for the prophylaxis and treatment of infectious disease in humans and livestock. However, the global food chain may actively promote the dissemination of colistin-resistant bacteria in the world.
Peechanika Chopjitt +8 more
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New insights on mcr-1-harboring plasmids from human clinical Escherichia coli isolates. [PDF]
PLoS ONEMobile colistin resistance (mcr) genes were described recently in Gram-negative bacteria including carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales. There are ten mcr genes described in different Gram-negative bacteria, however, Escherichia coli harboring mcr-1 ...
Florencia Martino +5 more
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Waterborne polyurethane nanoparticles incorporating linoleic acid as a potential strategy for controlling antibiotic resistance spread in the mammalian intestine [PDF]
Materials Today BioPlasmid-mediated conjugative transfer of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) within the human and animal intestine represents a substantial global health concern.
Gong Li +18 more
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mBio, 2022 The emergence of the plasmid-borne colistin resistance gene mcr-1 threatens public health. IncX4-type plasmids are one of the most epidemiologically successful vehicles for spreading mcr-1 worldwide.
Lingxian Yi +6 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 The aim of our study was to determine complete nucleotide sequence of mcr-1-carrying plasmids from Enterobacterales isolates recovered from domestic and imported raw retailed meat and compare them with plasmids available at the GenBank sequence database.
Marketa Zelendova +23 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Objectives: The growing incidence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria is an inexorable and fatal challenge in modern medicine. Colistin is a cationic polypeptide considered a “last-resort” antimicrobial for treating infections caused by MDR Gram ...
Piotr Majewski +23 more
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Molecular Epidemiology of mcr-Encoded Colistin Resistance in Enterobacteriaceae From Food-Producing Animals in Italy Revealed Through the EU Harmonized Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring [PDF]
, 2018 Colistin resistance by mobilisable mcr genes has been described in bacteria of food-animal origin worldwide, which has raised public health concerns about its potential foodborne transmission to human pathogenic bacteria.
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Genomic Evidence of mcr-1.26 IncX4 Plasmid Transmission between Poultry and Humans
Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 Colistin is still commonly used and misused in animal husbandry driving the evolution and dissemination of transmissible plasmid-mediated colistin resistance (mcr).
Ulrike Binsker +5 more
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