Mobile Colistin Resistance (mcr) Gene-Containing Organisms in Poultry Sector in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Epidemiology, Characteristics, and One Health …

MU Anyanwu, IF Jaja, COR Okpala, EO Njoga… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mobile colistin resistance (mcr) genes (mcr-1 to mcr-10) are plasmid-encoded genes that
threaten the clinical utility of colistin (COL), one of the highest-priority critically important …

First report from supermarket chicken meat and genomic characterization of colistin resistance mediated by mcr-1.1 in ESBL-producing, multidrug-resistant Salmonella …

I Habib, M Elbediwi, A Ghazawi, MYI Mohamed… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plasmid-borne colistin resistance is considered one of the most complex public health
concerns worldwide. Several studies reported the presence of the mcr-1.1 harboring …

Assessment of the Microbiological Acceptability of White Cheese (Akkawi) in Lebanon and the Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Associated Escherichia coli

ND Hussein, JW Hassan, M Osman, K El-Omari… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Dairy foods are a staple in Lebanon, a low-and middle-income country that has been
experiencing serious challenges to food safety and antimicrobial stewardship among other …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence, diagnosis, and dissemination of mcr-1 in colistin resistance: progress and challenge

J Feng, Z Xu, Y Zhuang, M Liu, J Luo, Y Wu… - Decoding Infection and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Considered as the last defense line against Gram-negative bacteria, colistin is particularly
effective against multiple drug-resistant bacteria such as multi-drug resistance (MDR) and …

Occurrence of mcr-1 and mcr-2 colistin resistance genes in porcine Escherichia coli isolates (2010–2020) and genomic characterization of mcr-2-positive E. coli

C Ewers, L Göpel, E Prenger-Berninghoff… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The global emergence of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance is threatening
the efficacy of colistin as one of the last treatment options against multi-drug resistant Gram …

Multidrug Resistance and Plasmid Profiles of Escherichia coli Isolated from Lebanese Broiler Farms

H Shaib, P Aoun, A Ghaddar… - International Journal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The present study was undertaken to determine the antimicrobial resistance patterns and
plasmid fingerprints of commensal Escherichia coli isolated from Lebanese broiler chickens …

[HTML][HTML] A Systematic Review and Comprehensive Analysis of mcr Gene Prevalence in Bacterial Isolates in Arab Countries

MZ Bakleh, M Kohailan, M Marwan, A Alhaj Sulaiman - Antibiotics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: The resurgence of colistin has become critical in combating multidrug-resistant
Gram-negative bacteria. However, the emergence of mobilized colistin resistance (mcr) …

Genomic insights into epidemic plasmids carrying blaCTX-M and mcr-1 genes in Escherichia coli from Lebanese broiler production

M Mikhayel, K Praud, S Leclercq… - JAC-Antimicrobial …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background In a previous nationwide survey in the Lebanese broiler production, multidrug-
resistant CTX-M-producing E. coli were found to carry the mobile colistin resistance gene …