A WEB-SURFER'S GUIDE TO BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS IN HUMANS
Species associated with infection - M. odoratus, M. odoratimimus
Associated infections - UTI, wound infection
Reported susceptibilities and therapies - minocycline - may be multiresistant
Notes - previously classified as Flavobacterium spp.
References - Vancanneyt, M., Segers, P., Torck, U., Hoste, B., Bernardet, J.F., 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. Int. J. syst. Bacteriol. 46, 926-932.
