Colistin resistance gene mcr-1 harboured on a multidrug resistant plasmid.

Lancet Infect Dis

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.

Published: March 2016

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