Whole genome analysis of multidrug-resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> isolate collected from drinking water in Armenia revealed the plasmid-borne <i>mcr-1.1-</i>mediated colistin resistance.

ABSTRACT: The rate of polymyxin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, as well as human and animal infections caused by them, is increasing worldwide, posing a high epidemiological threat since colistin represents a last-resort antibiotic to treat complicated infections. The study of environmental niches, in particular, aquatic ecosystems in terms of genome analysis of inhabiting antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) microorganisms as reservoirs of acquired resistance determinants (AMR genes), represents a specific concern from a One Health approach. Here, we present a phenotypic AMR analysis and molecular characterization of Escherichia coli isolate found in municipal drinking water after an accident in the water supply system of a residential building in Armenia in 2021. CrieF1144 E. coli isol

SUBMITTER: Karpenko A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11448411 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature