Mcr colistin resistance gene: a systematic review of current diagnostics and detection methods

Abstract Resistance to colistin, mediated by chromosomal mutations and more recently, by plasmid‐borne mcr genes, is increasingly being reported in bacterial isolates taken from humans, animals, farms, foods, and the environment. To easily identify and contain this quickly spreading menace, efficien...

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Main Author: John Osei Sekyere
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-04-01
Series:MicrobiologyOpen
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.682