Strains of a Gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming bacterium, designated MY50T, MY63 and MY101, were isolated from wound samples of three hospitalized patients in Yangon, Myanmar. Strains MY50T, MY63 and MY101 grew at temperatures of 4–44 °C, in media containing 1.0–7.0 % (w/v) NaCl and at pH 6.0–9.5. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene and whole genome sequences showed that these strains belonged to the genus
Pseudomonas
and were part of the
Pseudomonas oleovorans
group and located close to
Pseudomonas guguanensis
and
Pseudomonas mendocina
. Whole-genome comparisons, using average nucleotide identity and digital DNA–DNA hybridization analyses, confirmed that strains MY50T, MY63 and MY101 were the same strain and they were a distinct species in the
P. oleovorans
group. Results of phenotypic characterization tests demonstrated that utilization of p-hydroxy-phenylacetic acid, glycerol, l-pyroglutamic acid and quinic acid could distinguish these strains from other species of the
P. oleovorans
group. These genetic and phenotypic characteristics suggest that they should be classified as representing a novel species, under the proposed name Pseudomonas yangonensis sp. nov. The type strain is MY50T (=LMG 31602T,=JCM 33396T), with a DNA G+C content of 62.82 mol%.