Myroides odoratimimus

Myroides odoratimimus is an obligate aerobic gram negative bacterium.[1] Although it has been isolated from a range of bodily fluids it is a rare opportunistic pathogen.[2] Myroides species are commonly found in the environment. Infections can occur of contact with contaminated water.[3]

Myroides odoratimimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Bacteroidetes
Class:
Flavobacteria
Order:
Flavobacteriales
Family:
Myroidaceae
Genus:
Myroides
Species:
Myroides odoratimimus

Vancanneyt et al. 1996

References
  1. Vancanneyt M, Segers P, Torck U, Hoste B, Bernardet JF, Vandamme P, Kersters K (1996). "Reclassification of Flavobacterium odoratum (Stutzer 1929) Strains to a New Genus, Myroides, as Myroides odoratus comb. nov. and Myroides odoratimimus sp. nov". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 46 (4): 926–932. doi:10.1099/00207713-46-4-926. ISSN 0020-7713.
  2. Maraki S, Sarchianaki E, Barbagadakis S (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): 390–2. doi:10.1016/j.bjid.2012.06.004. PMID 22846131.
  3. Endicott-Yazdani TR, Dhiman N, Benavides R, Spak CW (July 2015). "Myroides odoratimimus bacteremia in a diabetic patient". Proceedings. 28 (3): 342–3. doi:10.1080/08998280.2015.11929268. PMC 4462216. PMID 26130883.

Further reading
  • Benedetti P, Rassu M, Pavan G, Sefton A, Pellizzer G (April 2011). "Septic shock, pneumonia, and soft tissue infection due to Myroides odoratimimus: report of a case and review of Myroides infections". Infection. 39 (2): 161–5. doi:10.1007/s15010-010-0077-1. PMID 21246247. S2CID 33993315.
  • Ktari S, Mnif B, Koubaa M, Mahjoubi F, Ben Jemaa M, Mhiri MN, Hammami A (January 2012). "Nosocomial outbreak of Myroides odoratimimus urinary tract infection in a Tunisian hospital". The Journal of Hospital Infection. 80 (1): 77–81. doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2011.09.010. PMID 22099498.


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