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12/23/2024 12:50:15 am

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mcr-1

Polymyxins

A Chinese Bacteria Can Outsmart the Most Powerful Antibiotics

A new gene is highly resistant to a last-resort class of antibiotics has been identified in China. Doctors warn of the global implications the gene brings.

Superbug MCR-1 found in China

Epidemic Antiobiotic-Resistant Superbug Found in South China

Researchers have found a new gene known as mcr-1 that makes bacteria highly resistant to polymyxins, a type of antibiotics regarded as the last line of bacteria defense. This new bug is widespread in Enterobacteriaceae and has been found in pigs, raw meat and patients in South China.

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