A Large Spatial Survey of Colistin-Resistant Gene mcr-1-Carrying E. coli in Rivers across Taiwan
Background: Colistin is one of the last-line antimicrobial agents against life-threatening infections.The distribution of the colistin resistance gene mcr-1 has been reported worldwide.However, most studies have focused on the distribution of mcr-1-positive bacteria in humans, animals, food, and sewage; few have focused on their distribution in nat