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Editorial
. 2017 Aug 3;22(31):30588.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.31.30588.

Plasmid-encoded colistin resistance: mcr-one, two, three and counting

Jan Kluytmans  1
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Editorial

Plasmid-encoded colistin resistance: mcr-one, two, three and counting

Jan Kluytmans. Euro Surveill. .
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Keywords: ESBL; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia coli; mcr-1; mcr-2; mcr-3.

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