Vibrio alginolyticus
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| Vibrio alginolyticus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Gamma Proteobacteria |
| Order: | Vibrionales |
| Family: | Vibrionaceae |
| Genus: | Vibrio |
| Binomial name | |
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Vibrio alginolyticus (Miyamoto et al. 1961) Sakazaki 1968 |
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| Type strain | |
| ATCC 17749 CAIM 516 CCUG 4989 and 13445 and 16315 CIP 103336 and 75.3 DSM 2171 LMG 4409 NBRC 15630 NCCB 71013 and 77003 NCTC 12160 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Oceanomonas alginolytica Miyamoto et al. 1961 |
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Vibrio alginolyticus is a Gram-negative marine bacterium. It is medically important since it causes otitis and wound infection. It is also present in the bodies of animals such as pufferfish, where it is responsible for the production of the potent neurotoxin, tetrodotoxin.
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