Antimicrobial resistance patterns and high prevalence of the mcr-1 gene in pathogenic Escherichia coli from diseased poultry

Authors

• A. Khan Livestock and Dairy Development Department (Extension), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
• A. Ihsan Livestock and Dairy Development Department (Extension), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan; College of Veterinary Science, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
• F. Ullah Livestock and Dairy Development Department (Extension), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
• O. Ullah Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Pakistan
• S. Nawaz Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, China
• M.I. Khan Livestock and Dairy Development Department (Extension), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
• K.J. Alzahrani Department of Clinical Laboratories Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
• K.F. Alshrafi Department of Clinical Laboratories Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
• T. Ali Center of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Veterinary Research Institute, Peshawar, Pakistan
• A. Qadeer Department of Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China