A novel method for measuring phenotypic colistin resistance in Escherichia coli populations from chicken flocks
N. T. Nguyen, N. T. Phuong Yen, N. V. Ky Thien, N. Van Cuong, B. T. Kiet, J. I. Campbell, G. Thwaites, S. Baker, R. B. Geskus, J. J. Carrique-Mas
This paper develops and validates a growth-based microdilution method to measure phenotypic colistin resistance in pooled E. coli populations from chicken flocks, finding higher resistance in flocks recently exposed to colistin.
bioRxiv · Oct 22, 2020Microbiology