Molecular and Genomic Insights of <i>mcr-1</i>-Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> Isolates from Piglets

• Main Authors: Jonathan Rodríguez-Santiago (Author), Nadia Rodríguez-Medina (Author), Elsa María Tamayo-Legorreta (Author), Jesús Silva-Sánchez (Author), Juan Téllez-Sosa (Author), Josefina Duran-Bedolla (Author), Alejandro Aguilar-Vera (Author), Alba Neri Lecona-Valera (Author), Ulises Garza-Ramos (Author), Celia Alpuche-Aranda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The use of colistin in food-producing animals favors the emergence and spread of colistin-resistant strains. Here, we investigated the occurrence and molecular mechanisms of colistin resistance among <i>E. coli</i> isolates from a Mexican piglet farm. A collection of 175 cephalosporin-re...