Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2016 Sep;22(9):1650-2.
doi: 10.3201/eid2209.160140.

Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli in Bovine Animals, Europe

Evan Brennan, Marta Martins, Matthew P McCusker, Juan Wang, Bruno Martins Alves, Daniel Hurley, Farid El Garch, Frédérique Woehrlé, Christine Miossec, Leisha McGrath, Shabarinath Srikumar, Patrick Wall, Séamus Fanning

Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli in Bovine Animals, Europe

Evan Brennan et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Sep.

Abstract

Of 150 Escherichia coli strains we cultured from specimens taken from cattle in Europe, 3 had elevated MICs against colistin. We assessed all 3 strains for the presence of the plasmid-mediated mcr-1 gene and identified 1 isolate as mcr-1-positive and co-resistant to β-lactam, florfenicol, and fluoroquinolone antimicrobial compounds.

Keywords: Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia coli; Europe; MDR; antimicrobial resistance; bacteria; bacterial infection; bovids; bovine; cattle; colistin resistance; food-producing animals; mcr-1 gene; multidrug-resistant.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Kumarasamy KK, Toleman MA, Walsh TR, Bagaria J, Butt F, Balakrishnan R, et al. Emergence of a new antibiotic resistance mechanism in India, Pakistan, and the UK: a molecular, biological, and epidemiological study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2010;10:597–602. 10.1016/S1473-3099(10)70143-2 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Munoz-Price LS, Poirel L, Bonomo RA, Schwaber MJ, Daikos GL, Cormican M, et al. Clinical epidemiology of the global expansion of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases. Lancet Infect Dis. 2013;13:785–96. 10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70190-7 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Yahav D, Farbman L, Leibovici L, Paul M. Colistin: new lessons on an old antibiotic. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2012;18:18–29. 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03734.x - DOI - PubMed
    1. Doyle MP, Loneragan GH, Scott HM, Singer RS. Antimicrobial resistance: challenges and perspectives. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf. 2013;12:234–48 .10.1111/1541-4337.12008 - DOI
    1. Olaitan AO, Morand S, Rolain JM. Mechanisms of polymyxin resistance: acquired and intrinsic resistance in bacteria. Front Microbiol. 2014;5:643. 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00643 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources