Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Early emergence of mcr-1-positive Enterobacteriaceae in gulls from Spain and Portugal.
- Journal:
- Environmental microbiology reports
- Year:
- 2019
- Authors:
- Ahlstrom, Christina A et al.
- Affiliation:
- Alaska Science Center · United States
Abstract
We tested extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing bacteria from wild gulls (Larus spp.) sampled in 2009 for the presence of mcr-1. We report the detection of mcr-1 and describe genome characteristics of four Escherichia coli and one Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate from Spain and Portugal that also exhibited colistin resistance. Results represent the earliest evidence for colistin-resistant bacteria in European wildlife.
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