Genome Analysis of the Carbapenem- and Colistin-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolate NRZ14408 Reveals Horizontal Gene Transfer Pathways towards Panresistance and Enhanced Virulence

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 Mar 24;61(4):e02359-16. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02359-16. Print 2017 Apr.
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Keywords: Escherichia coli; carbapenem resistance; colistin resistance; mcr-1; multidrug resistance; plasmid-mediated resistance.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Carbapenems / pharmacology*
  • Colistin / pharmacology*
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial / genetics*
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects*
  • Escherichia coli / genetics*
  • Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
  • Escherichia coli / pathogenicity
  • Gene Transfer, Horizontal / genetics*
  • Genome, Bacterial / genetics
  • Humans
  • Plasmids / genetics
  • Virulence / genetics
  • Whole Genome Sequencing

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Carbapenems
  • Colistin