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. 2016 Mar 25;60(4):2594-5.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.00066-16. Print 2016 Apr.

Occurrence of the Plasmid-Borne mcr-1 Colistin Resistance Gene in Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in River Water and Imported Vegetable Samples in Switzerland

Katrin Zurfuh  1 , Laurent Poirel  2 , Patrice Nordmann  3 , Magdalena Nüesch-Inderbinen  1 , Herbert Hächler  1 , Roger Stephan  4
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Occurrence of the Plasmid-Borne mcr-1 Colistin Resistance Gene in Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in River Water and Imported Vegetable Samples in Switzerland

Katrin Zurfuh et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. .
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