Colistin Resistance Gene mcr-1 in Avian-Pathogenic Escherichia coli in South Africa

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Jun 20;60(7):4414-5. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00548-16. Print 2016 Jul.

Authors

Vincent Perreten¹, Christian Strauss², Alexandra Collaud², David Gerber³

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland vincent.perreten@vetsuisse.unibe.ch david@v-tech.co.za.
² Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
³ V-Tech, Midrand, South Africa vincent.perreten@vetsuisse.unibe.ch david@v-tech.co.za.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Chickens*
Colistin / pharmacology
Drug Resistance, Bacterial / genetics
Escherichia coli / drug effects
Escherichia coli / enzymology*
Escherichia coli / genetics
Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
Escherichia coli Infections / drug therapy
Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology
Escherichia coli Infections / veterinary*
Escherichia coli Proteins / genetics*
Microbial Sensitivity Tests / veterinary
Plasmids / genetics
Poultry Diseases / drug therapy
Poultry Diseases / microbiology*
South Africa

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Escherichia coli Proteins
MCR-1 protein, E coli
Colistin