Occurrence of mcr-1 in Escherichia coli from rabbits of intensive farming

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2018

Authors

Freitas Silva, J (Author) Other; Inácio, ÂS (Author) Other; Mourão, J. (Author) FFUP; Antunes, Patrícia (Author) FCNAUP; Mendes, Â (Author) Other; de Carvalho, AP (Author) Other; Vasconcelos, V (Author) Other; Peixe, L. (Author) FFUP; da Costa, PM (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Veterinary Microbiology

Vol. 227

Pages: 78-81

ISSN: 0378-1135

Publisher: Elsevier

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 11 Citations

Scopus - 12 Citations

Scientific classification

FOS: Medical and Health sciences

CORDIS: Health sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00P-VFN

DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2018.10.020

Abstract (EN): The emergence of mobile colistin resistance genes (mcr) is yet another challenge in the fight against antimicrobial resistance, with reports proving the dissemination of these genes in different countries and different environments being of great concern. In the present study, we describe the recovery of three E. coli strains with mcr-1 gene in IncHI2 plasmids from intestinal content of necropsied meat rabbits reared in two intensive production systems in Portugal. Our findings are worrisome, given the high level of dependence on the usage of antibiotics in rabbit rearing and call for the development and implementation of an active surveillance system in this species. © 2018

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific