Kingdom Bacteria Class Gammaproteobacteria Family Vibrionaceae Rank Species | Phylum Proteobacteria Order Vibrionales Genus Vibrio | |
Similar Vibrio mimicus, Vibrio alginolyticus, Vibrionaceae, Vibrio natriegens, Vibrio harveyi | ||
Vibrio furnissii is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium. Its type strain is ATCC 35016 (= CDC B3215). V. furnissii is aerogenic, and uses L-rhamnose, L-arginine, L-arabinose, maltose, and D-mannitol, but not L-lysine, L-ornithine, or lactose. It has been isolated from patients with gastroenteritis, bacteremia, skin lesions, and septicemia.
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