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Vibrio pectenicida

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Kingdom
  
Bacteria

Class
  
Gammaproteobacteria

Family
  
Vibrionaceae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Proteobacteria

Order
  
Vibrionales

Genus
  
Vibrio

Similar
  
Vibrio tapetis, Vibrio natriegens, Vibrio coralliilyticus, Vibrio mimicus, Photobacterium damselae subsp pi

Vibrio pectenicida is a pathogenic bacterium which attacks larvae of the scallop Pecten maximus. This bacterium does not use glucose or fructose as its carbon sources, but instead uses rhamnose and betaine. A365 is the type strain (= CIP 105190T).

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Vibrio pectenicida Wikipedia