Bacterial genomes are now recognized as interacting intimately with cellular processes. Uncovering organizational mechanisms of bacterial genomes has been a primary focus of researchers to reveal the potential cellular activities. The advances in both experimental techniques and computational models provide a tremendous opportunity for…[Read more]

We identified and characterized a genome of the multi-drug-resistant Bacteroides genomospecies recovered from an invasive specimen from a hospitalized patient in Canada. The strain was resistant to penicillin, pipercillin-tazobactam, meropenem, clindaymycin and metronidazole. The strain harboured a plasmid containing the nimE gene, which has been…[Read more]