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Three of the dogs appeared to be healthy, the others having tissue or urinary tract infections. In two of the households where dogs had tissue infections, the mcr-1 gene was found in both the dog and owner. Analysis suggests the gene was passed from dog to owner, although it is possible to transmit from human to animal, too. Dr Juliana Menezes, who led the research, said: “Colistin is used when all other antibiotics have failed, it is a crucial treatment of last resort. “If bacteria resistant to all drugs acquire this resistance gene, they would become untreatable, and that’s a scenario we must avoid at all costs.

Juliana menezesEuropean congressUniversity of lisbonUniversity of portoClinical microbiologyInfectious diseasesLana freitasஜூலியானா மெனிசஸ்ஐரோப்பிய காங்கிரஸ்பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் லிஸ்பன்பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் போர்டோமருத்துவ நுண்ணுயிரியல்தொற்று நோய்கள்அனா ஃப்ரீடாஸ்