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Colistin resistant Escherichia coli carrying mcr-1 in urban sludge samples: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Of 48 bacteria belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae tested from urban sludge samples, one Escherichia coli isolate was resistant to colistin and possessed the resistance marker gene mcr - 1 found for the first time from Bangladesh. The colistin resistant E. coli was multidrug resistant showing resistance to 11 different antibiotics tested.

Source: Gut Pathogens

DOI: 10.1186/s13099-017-0227-4

Authors: Aminul Islam, Zillur Rahman, Shirajum Monira, Md. Anisur Rahman, Andrew Camilli, Christine M. George, Niyaz Ahmed, Munirul Alam

Institutions: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Tufts University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Johns Hopkins University

Language: English

Topic: Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

Subfield: Molecular Medicine

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,390

Funders: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Award: Epidemiology and Ecology of Vibrio cholerae in Bangladesh

OpenAlex ID: W2777434327

FWCI: 1.889

Cites: 11

Cited by: 34

Related to: 10