title: First Detection of the mcr-1 Colistin Resistance Gene in Escherichia coli in Italy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cannatelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Tommaso
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Giani
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Antonelli
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Lecco A. Manzoni Hospital, Lecco, Italy.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Principe
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Lecco A. Manzoni Hospital, Lecco, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Luzzaro
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Florence Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation, Florence, Italy gianmaria.rossolini@unifi.it.
authors.forename: Gian Maria
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Rossolini
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003091:Colistin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; C000614037:MCR-1 protein, E coli; D003091:Colistin