Prevalence and transmission of mobilized colistin resistance (mcr) gene in bacteria common to animals and humans
Colistin is an old antimicrobial that has been revitalized as last-resort treatment against multidrug-resistant (MDR) gram-negative bacterial infections. However, colistin has been widely used in agricultural production and veterinary medicine for decades, and the recent global dissemination of mobi...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Biosafety and Health |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259005362030046X |