mcr-4 carrying Escherichia coli isolates of Europe exhibit a high genetic diversity but a highly conserved plasmid type encoding the colistin resistance
Background: Colistin represents an important antimicrobial for the veterinary and human sector. Besides its outstanding antimicrobial use in gastrointestinal infections in animals, it is currently a last-line treatment option for human infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria....
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| Format: | conferenceObject |
| Language: | eng |
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2021
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1822/75981 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/75981 |