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. 2020 Jan 29;9(1):237–245. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2020.1717380

Table 2. Strain source, susceptibility to commonly used antibiotics and mcr-1 expression levels of mcr-1-positive isolates.

Bacterial Year provinces specimen MLST Serotype mcr-1- plasmid blaNDM- plasmid MIC (mg/L) ΔΔCt expression**
(average ± StdDev)
IPM MEM ETP CMZ CAZ CTX TZP SCF CAV FEP PE TGC CIP AK ATM
1 April 2014–20 February  
TJ-2 2015 Tianjin sputum 167 O89:H9 IncX4 Na* 32 64 128 >128 >128 >128 >256/4 >256/4 >64/4 >64 ≤0.5 ≤0.25 >32 >128 32 2.279 ± 0.547
GD133 2015 Guangdong blood 10 O89:H10 IncHI2 IncX3 16 16 32 16 >128 >128 256/4 256/4 >64/4 64 1 ≤0.25 32 ≤4 16 227.873 ± 41.474
GD119 2015 Guangdong sputum 10 O89:H10 IncHI2 IncX3 16 64 64 >128 >128 >128 >256/4 >256/4 >64/4 >64 ≤0.5 ≤0.25 >32 ≤4 >128 289.955 ± 55.608
SC-6 2015 Sichuan sputum 167 O89:H9 IncX4 IncX3 32 128 128 >128 >128 >128 >256/4 >256/4 >64/4 >64 2 ≤0.25 32 ≤4 16 107.323 ± 17.276
C34 2015 Zhejiang Secretion 5229 O177:H51 IncX4 IncX3 32 128 128 >128 >128 >128 >256/4 >256/4 >64/4 >64 ≤0.5 ≤0.25 >32 >128 >128 Na. *
21 February 2017–30 April 2019  
TJ-71 2017 Tianjin Drainage 617 O89:H9 IncI2 IncFII 8 32 64 >128 >128 >128 >256/4 >256/4 >64/4 >64 2 ≤0.25 32 >128 >128 107.539 ± 19.591
363 2017 Zhejiang sputum 4380 O116:H9 IncHI2A/HI2 Na* 16 32 32 64 >128 >128 256/4 >256/4 >64/4 64 2 ≤0.25 32 ≤4 ≤4 133.119 ± 15.133
404 2017 Zhejiang sputum 23 O78:H9 IncHI2 IncX3 8 16 32 16 >128 >128 >256/4 256/4 >64/4 64 2 ≤0.25 ≤1 ≤4 ≤4 448.233 ± 116.063
34 2017 Zhejiang sputum 10 O60:H12 IncX4 IncX4 8 16 32 16 >128 >128 128/4 256/4 >64/4 64 2 ≤0.25 ≤1 ≤4 ≤4 522.624 ± 84.262
76 2017 Zhejiang Pus 2179 O9:H9 IncHI2 IncX3 16 32 32 8 >128 >128 128/4 256/4 >64/4 32 2 ≤0.25 16 ≤4 ≤4 246.972 ± 39.069
182 2017 Zhejiang Throat swab 189 O37:H21 IncY IncX3 8 16 32 32 >128 >128 128/4 256/4 >64/4 64 2 ≤0.25 16 ≤4 ≤4 107.892 ± 21.309
362–1 2017 Zhejiang blood 4380 O116:H9 IncHI2A/HI2 Na* 8 8 16 128 >128 >128 128/4 128/4 >64/4 16 2 ≤0.25 ≤1 ≤4 32 189.66 ± 43.697
shaw79 2019 Zhejiang sputum 617 O89:H9 IncI2 IncFII 8 16 64 >128 >128 >128 >256/4 >256/4 >64/4 >64 2 ≤0.25 >32 ≤4 ≤4 194.778 ± 43.785
sz16 2019 Zhejiang blood 297 Ounknown:H9 IncI2 IncFII 8 32 32 >128 >128 >128 >256/4 >256/4 >64/4 >64 2 ≤0.25 8 ≤4 >128 190.368 ± 35.552

IMP, imipenem; MEM, meropenem; ETP, ertapenem; CMZ, cefmetazole; CAZ, ceftazidime; CTX, cefotaxime; TZP, piperacillin/tazobactam; SCF, cefoperazone/sulbactam; CAV, ceftazidime/avibactam; FEP, cefepime; PE, polymyxin E; TGC, tigecycline; CIP, ciprofloxacin; AK, amikacin; ATM, aztreonam.

*Na, not applicable; **ΔΔCt here was used to describe the relative mcr-1 gene expression levels in the strains.