COGEM released a comprehensive database of pathogenicity assessment of around 2575 bacterial species in 2011. The database ranks the pathogenicity of species on a scale of 1 to 4. Saccharophagus degradans ranks 1 on this scale: The species or strain does not belong to a recognized group of
disease-invoking agents in humans or animals and/or has an extended history of safe usage under conditions
without any physical restrictions