Complete genome sequence of a colistin-resistant Escherichia coli strain harboring mcr-1 on an IncHI2 plasmid in the United States.

Authors: Gilrane, Victoria L and Lobo, Stephen and Huang, Weihua and Zhuge, Jian and Yin, Changhong and Chen, Donald and Alvarez, Kimberly J and Budhai, Alexandra and Nadelman, Ilana and Dimitrova, Nevenka and Fallon, John T and Wang, Guiqing

We report here the incidental detection and complete genome sequence of a urinary Escherichia coli strain harboring mcr-1 and resistant to colistin in a New York patient returning from Portugal in 2016. This strain, with sequence type 1485 (ST1485), was a non-extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) and non-carbapenemase producer and carried the mcr-1 gene on an IncHI2 plasmid. Copyright © 2017 Gilrane et al.

Journal: Genome announcements
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.01095-17
Year: 2017

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