Well, humans, we had a good run: "invincible" bacteria found in the wild

[magical thyme]

68. so the race is on. Teixobactin was discovered roughly a year ago.

The company that discovered it was founded in 2003 after its founders developed the ichip while in university. So it took a good 12 years to find this (and possibly a couple other) potentially useful bacteria using their method, and it will be another 5+ years before it comes to market.

Any new bacteria will be some number of years from discovery and use.

The mcr-1 gene has already been found in pigs, chickens and humans across the Chinese provinces investigated. Contrary to what the OP article says, there is evidence it has already spread to Laos and Malaysia.
http://www.dw.com/en/scientists-discover-new-antibiotic-resistant-gene-mcr-1-in-china/a-18861469

So now all they or somebody needs to do is find a bacteria that produces a molecule that is effective against gram neg bacteria with little to no impact on mammals and develop it into a drug faster than the mcr-1 gene spreads globally.

In the meantime, various and sundry countries ship live animals to China for slaughter and processing, and import the resulting meats back from there.

And colistin is widely used in agriculture.
Worldwide demand for the antibiotic in agriculture is expected to reach almost 12,000 tonnes per year by the end of 2015, rising to 16,500 tonnes by 2021, according to a 2015 report by the QYResearch Medical Research Center.

In Europe, 80 percent of polymixin sales - mainly colistin - are in Spain, Germany and Italy, according to the European Medicines Agency's Surveillance of Veterinary Antimicrobial Consumption (ESVAC) report.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-superbug-gene-found-in-animals-and-people-in-china/


I still say cook your food thoroughly, wash your hands, utensils, countertops thoroughly, be careful how you handle and store meats before cooking.