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Draft Genome Sequence of a Metronidazole-Resistant Bacteroides fragilis Strain Isolated in Ecuador.

ABSTRACT: Here, we report the draft genome sequence of Bacteroides fragilis strain Z&Z143, a metronidazole-resistant bacterium isolated from a blood culture from an Ecuadorian patient hospitalized in a medical institution in Quito, Ecuador. We describe a new variant of the nim genes, which is associated with metronidazole resistance.

SUBMITTER: Zurita J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6895302 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Draft Genome Sequence of a Metronidazole-Resistant Bacteroides fragilis Strain Isolated in Ecuador.

Zurita Jeannete J Sevillano Gabriela G Paz Y Miño Ariane A Flores Francisco F Bovera Marcela M

Microbiology resource announcements 20191205 49

Here, we report the draft genome sequence of <i>Bacteroides fragilis</i> strain Z&Z143, a metronidazole-resistant bacterium isolated from a blood culture from an Ecuadorian patient hospitalized in a medical institution in Quito, Ecuador. We describe a new variant of the <i>nim</i> genes, which is associated with metronidazole resistance. ...[more]

PMID: 31806742

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