First Detection of <i>mcr-9</i> in a Multidrug-Resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> of Animal Origin in Italy Is Not Related to Colistin Usage on a Pig Farm

• Main Authors: Flavia Guarneri (Author), Cristina Bertasio (Author), Claudia Romeo (Author), Nicoletta Formenti (Author), Federico Scali (Author), Giovanni Parisio (Author), Sabrina Canziani (Author), Chiara Boifava (Author), Federica Guadagno (Author), Maria Beatrice Boniotti (Author), Giovanni Loris Alborali (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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The emergence of colistin resistance raises growing concerns because of its use as a last-resort antimicrobial for the treatment of severe gram-negative bacterial infections in humans. Plasmid-borne mobile colistin resistance genes (<i>mcr</i>) are particularly worrisome due to their hig...