Inducible Metronidazole Resistance and nim Genes in Clinical Bacteroides fragilis Group Isolates

• DOI: 10.1128/aac.49.3.1253-1256.2005
• Publication Date: 2005-02-23T22:51:53Z
• Authors: Sonja Löfmark; Hong Fang; Maria Hedberg; Charlotta Edlund
• Keywords: Bacteroides fragilis; Nitroimidazole

Nitroimidazole resistance (nim) genes were detected in 2% of 1,502 clinical Bacteroides fragilis group strains isolated from 19 European countries, and a novel nim gene was identified. High metronidazole could be induced nim-positive strains, which emphasizes the importance acknowledging setting.