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

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.

External links

• "Myroides odoratimimus". The Encyclopedia of Life.
• LPSN
• Type strain of Myroides odoratimimus at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

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