Draft genome sequences and resistome analysis of multidrug-resistant mcr-1-harbouring Escherichia coli isolated from pre-harvest poultry in Lebanon

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Antibiotic resistance poses a serious risk in Lebanon, a country with challenges in infrastructure and antibiotic stewardship. Recently, a high prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Escherichia coli harbouring the mobile colistin resistance gene mcr-1 was reported in faecal...

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Main Authors: Issmat I. Kassem, David Mann, Shaoting Li, Xiangyu Deng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
Subjects:
mcr
WGS
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213716521000667