Possible genetic events producing colistin resistance gene mcr-1

Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Mar;16(3):280. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)00005-0. Epub 2016 Jan 8.

Authors

Mauro Petrillo¹, Alexander Angers-Loustau², Joachim Kreysa²

Affiliations

¹ Molecular Biology and Genomics Unit, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Ispra, Italy. Electronic address: mauro.petrillo@ec.europa.eu.
² Molecular Biology and Genomics Unit, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Ispra, Italy.

PMID: 26774240
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)00005-0

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Animals
Colistin / therapeutic use*
Enterobacteriaceae / drug effects*
Enterobacteriaceae Infections / drug therapy*
Enterobacteriaceae Infections / immunology*
Humans
Plasmids / immunology*
Polymyxins / therapeutic use*
Swine Diseases / drug therapy*

Substances

Polymyxins
Colistin