ANALYSIS - Europe appears to have been thrown into turmoil following the release of a paper by Liu and colleagues (2015), describing the emergence of a plasmid-mediated colistin resistance mechanism, mcr-1 gene, in China, writes David Burch, Veterinarian, Octagon Services Ltd, UK.This gene was found in animals, meat products and potentially transmitted to man, causing infections there.In 2014, the Chinese researchers found this resistant gene in Escherichia coli in 20.9 per cent of pigs at slaughter, on 22.3 per cent of retail pork samples and 28 per cent of chicken samples.

　　英国八角服务有限公司(Octagon Services Ltd)兽医大卫·伯奇(David Burch)写道，紧随中国刘先生和同事们发表一份描述mcr-1基因关于质粒介导粘菌素抗药性涌现过程的论文，欧洲宛然已经陷入喧嚷。mcr-1基因在动物身上发明，约摸通过肉质产品传染给人类，引发感染。2014年中国研究学者们发明20.9%的屠宰猪、22.3%的零售猪肉样品和28%的鸡肉样品上携带的大肠杆菌含有抗药性基因。