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Abstract
The emergence and dissemination of mcr-1-positive Escherichia coli (MCRPEC) represent a critical public health threat. Here, we conducted a prospective analysis of MCRPEC isolates from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), local residents' fecal (LRF), and international airplane waste (IAW) to investigate their genetic characteristics and transmission patterns circulating in human-environment domains. The MCRPEC prevalence was 2.43 % in WWTPs, 1.37 % in IAW and 0.69 % in LRF. MCRPEC showed substantial genetic diversity, encompassing 61 sequence types (primarily ST1011, ST101, and ST2705), 7 plasmid types (primarily IncI2), 8 phylogroups (primarily A and B1), 9 mcr-1-flanked lineages (primarily L5), 6 clusters (primarily C2 and C4), diverse serotypes, and 61.95 % transposon-containing strains. The mcr-1 gene co-existed with 46 antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and 19 virulence factor genes (VFGs). Notably, 6 IncI2 plasmids carried the blaCTX-M, IS1380, and mcr-1 genes. MCRPEC from WWTPs harbored a greater number of ARGs (56.95 ± 5.99) but fewer VFGs (15.03 ± 6.40) compared to those from human-associated sources (LRF and IAW). ST1011, ST2705, IncHI2, and L7 were prevalent in WWTP-derived MCRPEC, whereas IncX4 and L3 were more common in human-derived MCRPEC. Genetic features such as ST101, ST48, IncI2, L4, L5, C2, and C4 were simultaneously present in strains from LRF, IAW, and WWTPs. Core genetic analyses also showed genetically similar MCRPEC strains across various geographic locations. The findings underscore the extensive dissemination, strong environmental adaptation, and clonal transmission of MCRPEC across diverse reservoirs, reinforcing the urgent need for coordinated multisectoral surveillance of human and environment interfaces to effectively mitigate further transmission.
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