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Open Access 01-12-2017 | Letter to the Editor

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

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

Published in: Gut Pathogens | Issue 1/2017

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.

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Title: Colistin resistant Escherichia coli carrying mcr-1 in urban sludge samples: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Authors: Aminul Islam
Zillur Rahman
Shirajum Monira
Md. Anisur Rahman
Andrew Camilli
Christine M. George
Niyaz Ahmed
Munirul Alam
Publication date: 01-12-2017
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Gut Pathogens / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1757-4749
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13099-017-0227-4

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