confers_resistance_to_antibiotic confers_resistance_to_antibiotic metronidazole nitroimidazole reductase nimI antibiotic_resistance ARO:3007111 nimI is a nitroimidazole reductase discovered in the Prevotella baroniae that is associated with the deactivation of nitroimidazole antibiotics such as metronidazole. Although not found in Bacteroids fragilis, the source organism of most nim genes, nimI shares significant similarity with other nitroimidazole reductases. nimI is chromosomally encoded in P. baroniae, suggesting that it is intrinsic to this species. nimI