confers_resistance_to_antibiotic confers_resistance_to_antibiotic metronidazole nitroimidazole reductase nimE antibiotic_resistance nimE is a nitroimidazole reductase mainly found in Bacteroides fragilis that is associated with the deactivation of nitroimidazole antibiotics such as metronidazole. Minimum inhibitory concentrations observed in isolates vary greatly depending on species, strain, and nitroimidazole treatment. nimE ARO:3007107