High prevalence of mcr-1, mcr-3 and mcr-5 in Escherichia coli derived from diseased pigs in Japan

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2018 Jan;51(1):163-164. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2017.11.010. Epub 2017 Nov 26.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Colistin / pharmacology
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial / drug effects
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects
  • Escherichia coli / genetics*
  • Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
  • Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology
  • Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology
  • Escherichia coli Infections / veterinary*
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Japan
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Prevalence
  • Swine
  • Swine Diseases / microbiology*

Substances

  • Escherichia coli Proteins
  • MCR-1 protein, E coli
  • Colistin