The identification of the first mobile colistin resistance (MCR) gene, mcr-1, in 2015 triggered
a rash of mcr screening reports. Subsequently, nine MCR-family genes and their variants …

The emergence and spread of mobile colistin (COL) resistance (mcr) genes jeopardize the
efficacy of COL, a last resort antibiotic for treating deadly infections. COL has been used in …

Treated wastewater is a major pathway by which antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) enter
aquatic ecosystems. However, knowledge gaps remain concerning the dissemination of …

The global spread of antibiotic resistance has posed a serious threat to public healthcare
and undermined decades of progress made in the fight against bacterial infections. It has …

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) play a key role in the dissemination of antibiotic
resistance and analyzing the abundance of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and resistant …

Due to the high prevalence of colistin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in poultry and pigs,
process waters and wastewater from slaughterhouses were considered as a hotspot for …

Colistin is one of the last-line therapies against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative
pathogens, especially carbapenemase-producing isolates, making resistance to this …

It is generally accepted that intervention strategies to curb antibiotic resistance cannot solely
focus on human and veterinary medicine but must also consider environmental settings …

The spread of antibiotic resistance in the water environment has been widely described.
However, still many knowledge gaps exist regarding the selection pressure from antibiotics …

Klebsiella spp. are ubiquitous bacteria capable of colonizing humans and animals, and
sometimes leading to severe infections in both. Due to their high adaptability against …