Emergence and Transmission of Plasmid-Mediated Mobile Colistin Resistance Gene <i>mcr-10</i> in Humans and Companion Animals
Yi Yin, Lihao Qiu, Guizhen Wang, Zhimin Guo, Zhiqiang Wang, Jiazhang Qiu, Ruichao Li
Abstract
Colistin was considered as the last-resort drug against severe clinical infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens. Mobile colistin resistance ( mcr ) genes and its variants carried by plasmids have been reported in diverse niches in recent years, and yet few studies reported carriage of mcr-10 in ECC strains of companion animal origin.
Topics & Concepts
ColistinMCR-1PlasmidBiologyMobile genetic elementsCarriageGeneTransmission (telecommunications)Multiple drug resistanceDrug resistanceGeneticsMedicineEscherichia coliAntibioticsEnterobacteriaceaeEngineeringElectrical engineeringPathologyAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy