title: Prevalence of mcr-1 in the Cecal Contents of Food Animals in the United States.
abstract: A survey of 2,003 cecal content samples from chickens, turkeys, cattle, and swine at slaughter facilities in the United States was conducted to estimate the prevalence of the mcr-1 gene conferring resistance to colistin in Enterobacteriaceae Two cecal samples from swine had Escherichia coli with IncI2 plasmids bearing the mcr-1 gene.
authors.affiliation: USDA Agricultural Research Service, Athens, Georgia, USA rick.meinersmann@ars.usda.gov.
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Meinersmann
authors.affiliation: USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service, Athens, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Scott R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Ladely
authors.affiliation: USDA Agricultural Research Service, Athens, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Jodie R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Plumblee
authors.affiliation: USDA Agricultural Research Service, Athens, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Kimberly L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.affiliation: USDA Agricultural Research Service, Athens, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Thacker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002645:Chickens; D003091:Colistin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D013552:Swine; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D003091:Colistin
keywords: Escherichia coli; antimicrobial resistance; colistin