Molecular Epidemiology of Extensively Drug-Resistant <i>mcr</i> Encoded Colistin-Resistant Bacterial Strains Co-Expressing Multifarious β-Lactamases

• Main Authors: Hasan Ejaz (Author), Sonia Younas (Author), Muhammad Usman Qamar (Author), Kashaf Junaid (Author), Abualgasim Elgaili Abdalla (Author), Khalid Omer Abdalla Abosalif (Author), Ayman Ali Mohammed Alameen (Author), Mohammed Yagoub Mohammed Elamir (Author), Naveed Ahmad (Author), Sanaa Samir Mohamed Hamam (Author), Eman Hosney Mohammed Salem (Author), Syed Nasir Abbas Bukhari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Plasmid-mediated colistin resistance (Col-R) conferred by <i>mcr</i> genes endangers the last therapeutic option for multifarious β-lactamase-producing bacteria. The current study aimed to explore the <i>mcr</i> gene molecular epidemiology in extensively drug-resistant (XDR)...