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SUBMITTER: Liu X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5444122 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liu Xiaobo X Li Ruichao R Zheng Zhiwei Z Chen Kaichao K Xie Miaomiao M Chan Edward Wai-Chi EW Geng Shu S Chen Sheng S
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 20170524 6
This study surveyed the prevalence of <i>mcr-1</i> in extended-spectrum-β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> strains of food origin in China and identified strains that carried <i>mcr-1</i>, <i>fosA3</i>, and ESBL genes, which were carried in various plasmids. The <i>mcr-1</i> and ESBL genes could be cotransferred by one or more types of plasmids. The presence of these multidrug-resistant <i>E. coli</i> strains in food products might pose a huge threat to public health. ...[more]