Name: Myroides pelagicus Yoon et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pe.la’gi.cus. L. masc. adj. pelagicus, of or belonging to the sea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: myr-o-I-des pe-LA-gi-kus, masculine

Type strain: IAM 15337; JCM 21782; KCTC 12661; NBRC 102469; SM1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB176662 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yoon J, Maneerat S, Kawai F, Yokota A. Myroides pelagicus sp. nov., isolated from seawater in Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1917-1920. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2509-2510.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Myroides Vancanneyt et al. 1996

Assigned by: Yoon J, Maneerat S, Kawai F, Yokota A. Myroides pelagicus sp. nov., isolated from seawater in Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1917-1920. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 785341