Novel plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene mcr-7.1 in Klebsiella pneumoniae

Abstract Objectives To identify a novel plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from chickens in China. Methods WGS was used to identify a novel colistin resistance gene. The transferability of plasmids carrying mcr-7.1 was investigated by conjugation experiments....

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Published inJournal of antimicrobial chemotherapy Vol. 73; no. 7; pp. 1791 - 1795
Main Authors Yang, Yong-Qiang, Li, Yun-Xia, Lei, Chang-Wei, Zhang, An-Yun, Wang, Hong-Ning
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Oxford University Press 01.07.2018
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