Detection of Five <i>mcr-9</i> -Carrying <i>Enterobacterales</i> Isolates in Four Czech Hospitals
Ibrahim Bitar, Costas C. Papagiannitsis, Lucie Kraftova, Kateřina Chudějová, Vittoria Mattioni Marchetti, Jaroslav Hrabák
Abstract
was localized on pKPC-CAV1193-like plasmids, described here for the first time. These findings underline the ongoing evolution of mobile elements implicated in dissemination of clinically important resistance determinants. Thus, WGS characterization of MDR bacteria is crucial to unravel the mechanisms involved in dissemination of resistance mechanisms.
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ColistinMCR-1PolymyxinPlasmidMicrobiologyAntibiotic resistanceBiologyCzechAntibioticsBacteriaHost (biology)VirologyGeneEscherichia coliEnterobacteriaceaeGeneticsLinguisticsPhilosophyAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaEnterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter ResearchPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts