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Q61) Recently MCR-1 gene was detected in India. Which of the following statements is/are true with respect to the gene?

1. MCR-1 gene is responsible for resistance against the antibiotic Colistin.

2. Colistin is one of the last mile antibiotic that the human race has currently access to.

3. India is the only country where this gene is detected.


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a) Only 1

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b) Only 1 and 3

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c) Only 1 and 2

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d)Only 3
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Solution

The correct option is C

c) Only 1 and 2


Answer 61: C

Explanation : Scientists have isolated resistance causing mcr-1 gene in a strain of E. coli in India. Colistin belongs to a group of antibiotics called
polymixins which are termed “critically important by WHO. It is used when no other antibiotic works. Mcr-1 has already been detected
in China, USA and Brazil.

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