Evidence of colistin resistance genes (mcr-1 and mcr-2) in wild birds and its public health implication in Egypt.
Zeinab S AhmedEsraa A ElshafieeHanan S KhalefaMona KadryDalia A HamzaPublished in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2019)
The detection of mcr-1-positive bacteria in wild birds in Egypt indicates the possible environmental dissemination of this gene through bird activity. The impact of the interaction between domestic and wild animals on public health cannot be overlooked.
Keyphrases
- public health
- escherichia coli
- klebsiella pneumoniae
- multidrug resistant
- genome wide
- genetic diversity
- genome wide identification
- acinetobacter baumannii
- drug resistant
- gram negative
- global health
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- dna methylation
- gene expression
- genome wide analysis
- transcription factor
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- risk assessment
- quantum dots