Tag Archive for 'Colistin'

The mcr-9 gene’s protein structure graphic depicts the differing protein chains (solid color ribbons) and the protein surface (mesh) surrounding it. Image credit: Ahmed Gaballa / Cornell University.

New Antibiotic Resistance Gene Discovered: Mcr-9

May 9, 2019 by Enrico de Lazaro

An international team of scientists from Cornell University and the University of Zurich has discovered a new jumping gene that makes bacteria resistant...

Escherichia coli. Image credit: Janice Haney Carr / CDC.

Second Case in the US of Bacteria with Colistin Resistance Gene

Jul 14, 2016 by Enrico de Lazaro

For the second time, a clinical strain of Escherichia coli with the colistin resistance gene mcr-1 has been detected in humans in the United States, according...

This false-color image shows Escherichia coli. Image credit: Geralt.

Pan-Drug Resistant ‘Superbug’ Found in US

Jul 1, 2016 by Rafid Rahman

This false-color image shows Escherichia coli. Image credit: Geralt. ‘Superbug’ bacteria affect two million people and kill at least 23,000 Americans...