Open AccessMetronidazole resistance in Bacteroides spp. carrying nim genes and the selection of slow-growing metronidazole-resistant mutants
Author(s) -
Micaela Gal
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkh296
Subject(s) - metronidazole , etest , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteroides , minimum inhibitory concentration , mutant , antibiotics , gene , bacteria , genetics
Human clinical isolates of Bacteroides spp. originating from patients in the UK were investigated for the presence of metronidazole resistance determinants (nim genes) and their presence was related to the MIC of metronidazole for the isolates.
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