Detection of the plasmid-mediated<i>mcr-1</i>gene conferring colistin resistance in human and food isolates of<i>Salmonella enterica</i>and<i>Escherichia coli</i>in England and Wales

Abstract

Analysis of WGS data allowed rapid confirmation of the presence of the plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene mcr-1 in diverse genetic environments and plasmids. It has been present in E. coli and Salmonella spp. harboured by humans in England and Wales since at least 2012.