CHINA TOPIX

Epidemic Antiobiotic-Resistant Superbug Found in South China

Victoria Stanley   |

Nov 20, 2015 08:38 AM EST

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.