mcr-1-Mediated In Vitro Inhibition of Plasmid Transfer Is Reversed by the Intestinal Environment

Colistin is regarded as an antibiotic of last resort against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, including Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli. Colistin resistance is acquired by mi-croorganisms via chromosome-mediated mutations or plasmid-mediated mobile colistin resistance (mcr) gen...

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Main Authors: Hou, L. (Author), Huang, Z. (Author), Lu, X. (Author), Ren, P. (Author), Shu, R. (Author), Wang, H. (Author), Yang, X. (Author), Zhong, Z. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2022
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