Myroides

Myroides is a bacterial genus from the family of Flavobacteriaceae.[1][2] Some Myroides species such as Myroides odoratimimus can cause infections in humans.[3][4]

Myroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Bacteroidetes
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Myroides

Vancanneyt et al. 1996[1]
Type species
Myroides odoratus[1]
Species

M. guanonis[1]
M. injenensis[1]
M. marinus[1]
M. odoratimimus[1]
M. odoratus[1]
M. pelagicus[1]
M. phaeus[1]
M. profundi[1]
M. xuanwuensis[1]

References

  1. LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de
  2. UniProt
  3. Maraki, Sofia; Sarchianaki, Emmanouela; Barbagadakis, Sophia (July 2012). "Myroides odoratimimus soft tissue infection in an immunocompetent child following a pig bite: case report and literature review". The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 16 (4): 390–392. doi:10.1016/j.bjid.2012.06.004. PMID 22846131.
  4. Endicott-Yazdani, Tiana R.; Dhiman, Neelam; Benavides, Raul; Spak, Cedric W. (1 July 2015). "Myroides odoratimimus bacteremia in a diabetic patient". Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center). 28 (3): 342–343. doi:10.1080/08998280.2015.11929268. ISSN 0899-8280. PMC 4462216. PMID 26130883.

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