Co-occurrence of mcr-3 and blaNDM-5 genes in multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST709 from a commercial chicken farm in China

In this study, a colistin- and carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae strain (MYKLB95) of sequence type 709 (ST709) recovered from a commercial chicken farm in China was found to carry the plasmid-borne colistin resistance gene mcr-3.11 and the blaNDM-5 carbapenemase gene. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) revealed that strain MYKLB95 contained 35 antimicrobial resistance genes in its genome.
Source: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research