Characterization of a Multidrug-Resistant, Novel Bacteroides Genomospecies

Metronidazole- and carbapenem-resistant Bacteroides fragilis are rare in the United States. We isolated a multidrug-resistant anaerobe from the bloodstream and intraabdominal abscesses of a patient who had traveled to India. Whole-genome sequencing identified the organism as a novel Bacteroides geno...

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Main Authors: Salipante, Stephen J., Kalapila, Aley, Pottinger, Paul S., Hoogestraat, Daniel R., Cummings, Lisa, Duchin, Jeffrey S., Sengupta, Dhruba J., Pergam, Steven A., Cookson, Brad T., Butler-Wu, Susan M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4285247/