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:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Bacteroidetes
Class:	Flavobacteria
Order:	Flavobacteriales
Family:	Flavobacteriaceae
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.

Further reading

• Mammeri, H.; Bellais, S.; Nordmann, P. (1 November 2002). "Chromosome-Encoded -Lactamases TUS-1 and MUS-1 from Myroides odoratus and Myroides odoratimimus (Formerly Flavobacterium odoratum), New Members of the Lineage of Molecular Subclass B1 Metalloenzymes". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 46 (11): 3561–3567. doi:10.1128/AAC.46.11.3561-3567.2002. PMC 128705. PMID 12384365.
• George M., Garrity (2011). Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology (2nd ed.). New York: Springer Science + Business Media. ISBN 978-0-387-68572-4.