Klebsiella pneumoniae arms itself: poultry food chain drives spread and evolution of mcr-1.26- IncX4 plasmids

Microbiol Spectr. 2024 Jun 4;12(6):e0421023. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.04210-23. Epub 2024 May 1.
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Keywords: K. pneumoniae; antimicrobial resistance; colistin; genome; livestock; mcr; plasmid; transmission.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents* / pharmacology
  • Colistin / pharmacology
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial / genetics
  • Food Chain
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella Infections* / microbiology
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae* / drug effects
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae* / genetics
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae* / isolation & purification
  • Plasmids* / genetics
  • Poultry Diseases / microbiology
  • Poultry* / microbiology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Colistin