Biology:Vibrio pelagius

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Short description: Species of bacterium

Vibrio pelagius
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Vibrionales
Family: Vibrionaceae
Genus: Vibrio
Species:
V. pelagius
Binomial name
Vibrio pelagius
(Baumann et al., 1971) Baumann et al., 1981
Synonyms
  • Beneckea pelagia Baumann et al., 1971
  • (Baumann et al., 1971) MacDonell & Colwell, 1986 Listonella pelagia

Vibrio pelagius is a gram negative, oxidase and catalase positive marine bacterium described in 1971.[1] It is commonly found in marine environments and has been isolated from marine sponges of the Saint Martin's Island area of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. Colonies are round and whitish, of medium size; individual bacteria have a curved rod shape and are motile.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q26299653 entry