Dynamics of mcr-1 prevalence and mcr-1-positive Escherichia coli after the cessation of colistin use as a feed additive for animals in China: a prospective cross-sectional and whole genome sequencing based molecular epidemiological study
C. Shen, L.-L. Zhong, Y. Yang, Y. Doi, D. L. Paterson, N. Stoesser, F. Ma, M. A. E.-G. E.-S. Ahmed, S. Feng, S. Huang, H.-Y. Li, X. Huang, X. Wen, Z. Zhao, M. Lin, , G.-B. Tian
This study tracks the decline of mcr-1 prevalence and genetic changes in mcr-1-positive Escherichia coli after China banned colistin use in animal feed.
bioRxiv · Feb 3, 2020Microbiology