MicrobiologybioRxiv
The global distribution and spread of the mobilized colistin resistance gene mcr-1
R. Wang, L. van Dorp, L. Shaw…·F. Balloux
The paper analyzes the global spread of the mcr-1 gene by sequencing isolates and phylogenetic analysis, finding all mcr-1 elements originated from a single mobilization event in the mid-2000s.
DOI 10.1038/s41467-018-03205-z