mcr-1.2, a New mcr Variant Carried on a Transferable Plasmid from a Colistin-Resistant KPC Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain of Sequence Type 512.

PMID: 274015752016Italy

Key Findings

The study reports the first detection of a novel mcr variant, mcr-1.2, in a colistin-resistant KPC carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strain of sequence type 512, which confers resistance to colistin.

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AMR Genes

Gene Name	Alleles	Encodes	Confers Resistance To	Organisms	Database	Validation Status
mcr-1	2	membrane-anchored enzyme	ColistinCOLISTIN	Klebsiella pneumoniae Escherichia coli	Card DatabaseReference Gene CatalogResFinder DatabaseReslit	-

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mcr-1.2, a New mcr Variant Carried on a Transferable Plasmid from a Colistin-Resistant KPC Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain of Sequence Type 512.

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