Multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli in Bovine animals, Europe

  • Evan Brennan
  • , Marta Martins
  • , Matthew P. McCusker
  • , Juan Wang
  • , Bruno Martins Alves
  • , Daniel Hurley
  • , Farid El Garch
  • , Frédérique Woehrlé
  • , Christine Miossec
  • , Leisha McGrath
  • , Shabarinath Srikumar
  • , Patrick Wall
  • , Séamus Fanning

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Abstract

Of 150 Escherichia coli strains we cultured from specimens taken from cattle in Europe, 3 had elevated MICs against colistin. We assessed all 3 strains for the presence of the plasmid-mediated mcr-1 gene and identified 1 isolate as mcr-1–positive and co-resistant to β-lactam, florfenicol, and fluoroquinolone antimicrobial compounds.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1650-1652
Number of pages3
JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
Volume22
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2016
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Epidemiology
  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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