Mobile Colistin Resistance (<i>mcr</i>) Gene-Containing Organisms in Poultry Sector in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Epidemiology, Characteristics, and One Health Control Strategies

• Main Authors: Madubuike Umunna Anyanwu (Author), Ishmael Festus Jaja (Author), Charles Odilichukwu R. Okpala (Author), Emmanuel Okechukwu Njoga (Author), Nnenna Audrey Okafor (Author), James Wabwire Oguttu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Mobile colistin resistance (<i>mcr</i>) genes (<i>mcr</i>-1 to <i>mcr</i>-10) are plasmid-encoded genes that threaten the clinical utility of colistin (COL), one of the highest-priority critically important antibiotics (HP-CIAs) used to treat infections caused by...