Zurita Salinas, LucĂ­a Jeannete2023-11-042023-11-0420192576-098Xhttps://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.01125-19https://repositorio.puce.edu.ec/handle/123456789/4449https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/MRA.01125-19Here, 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.enOpenAccessResistencia a medicamentosMetronidazolResistencia a medicamentosMetronidazolDraft Genome Sequence of a Metronidazole-Resistant Bacteroides fragilis Strain Isolated in Ecuador