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ArticleThe Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases

Genetic analysis of the first mcr-1 positive Escherichia coli isolate collected from an outpatient in Chile.

Camila Gutiérrez, Javier Zenis, Paulette Legarraga, Jaime R Cabrera-Pardo, Patricia García, Helia Bello-Toledo, Andrés Opazo-Capurro, Gerardo González-Rocha

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Article in The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Camila GutiérrezUniversidad de Concepción, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Departamento de Microbiología, Concepción, Chile.
Javier ZenisUniversidad de Concepción, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Departamento de Microbiología, Concepción, Chile.
Paulette LegarragaPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Escuela de Medicina, Departamento de Laboratorios Clínicos, Santiago, Chile.
Jaime R Cabrera-PardoUniversidad del Bio-Bio, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Química, Concepción, Chile.
Patricia GarcíaPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Escuela de Medicina, Departamento de Laboratorios Clínicos, Santiago, Chile.
Helia Bello-ToledoUniversidad de Concepción, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Departamento de Microbiología, Concepción, Chile.
Andrés Opazo-CapurroUniversidad de Concepción, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Departamento de Microbiología, Concepción, Chile; Millenium Nucleus on Interdisciplinary Approach to Antimicrobial Resistance (MICROB-R), Chile. Electronic address: andopazo@udec.cl.
Gerardo González-RochaUniversidad de Concepción, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Departamento de Microbiología, Concepción, Chile; Millenium Nucleus on Interdisciplinary Approach to Antimicrobial Resistance (MICROB-R), Chile.
University of Concepción · CLPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile · CLUniversity of Bío-Bío · CL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Global dissemination of mcr-like genes represents a serious threat to public health since it jeopardizes the effectiveness of colistin, an antibiotic used as a last-resort treatment against highly antibiotic-resistant bacteria. In 2017, a mcr-1-positive isolate of Escherichia coli was found in Chile for the first time. Herein we report the genetic features of this strain (UCO-457) by whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and conjugation experiments. The UCO-457 strain belonged to ST4204 and carried a 285 kb IncI2-type plasmid containing the mcr-1 gene. Moreover, this plasmid was transferred by conjugation to an E. coli J53 strain at high frequency. The isolate harbored the cma, iroN, and iss virulence genes and did carry resistance genes to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and fluoroquinolones. Other antibiotic resistance determinants such as β-lactamases-encoding genes were not detected, making the isolate highly susceptible to these antibiotics. Our results revealed that such susceptible isolates could be acting as platforms to disseminate plasmid-mediated colistin resistance. Based on this evidence, we consider that mcr-like prevalence deserves urgent attention and should be examined not only in highly resistant bacteria but also in susceptible isolates.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsChileDisk Diffusion Antimicrobial TestsEscherichia coliEscherichia coli InfectionsEscherichia coli ProteinsHumansOutpatientsAnti-Bacterial AgentsEscherichia coli ProteinsMCR-1 protein, E coliChileColistin-resistanceEscherichia colimcr-1

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PMID31228460
PMCPMC9428235
OpenAlexW2951062790

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