Superbacteria carry new gene that makes them resist all antibacterials

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  • Adolfo Marchese Morales Pontifical Catholic University of Peru image/svg+xml

Keywords:

antibacterial resistance, MCR-1, colistin

Abstract

A group of Chinese scientists have found a new gene in gram negative bacteria, the MCR-1. This gene has given pathogenic bacteria resistance to colistin, which is the antibacterial that medical doctors use as last line of defense against multi-drug resistant infections. Superbacteria with MCR-1 will be potentially epidemic, and diseases that were believed to be controlled such as pneumonia, tuberculosis and urinary tract infections could be lethal again.

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Author Biography

  • Adolfo Marchese Morales, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
    Adolfo Marchese es licenciado en Química y, actualmente, se encuentra trabajando en la oficina de Evaluación de la Investigación, Dirección de Gestión de la Investigación de la PUCP

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Published

2016-10-03

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 1-2 (2016)

Section

Highlights from the Scientific Literature

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Superbacteria carry new gene that makes them resist all antibacterials. (2016). Revista de Química, 30(1-2), 7-11. https://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/quimica/article/view/15351