Rank: Genus

Lineage: Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Gammaproteobacteria;Enterobacterales;unclassified;Plesiomonas

Description: Plesiomonas shigelloides is a species of bacteria that was formerly classified in the family Vibrionaceae, but now most microbiologists agree that a better classification is in the family Enterobacteriaceae (see box on the right). It is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium which has been isolated from freshwater, freshwater fish, and shellfish and from many types of animals including humans, cattle, goats, swine, cats, dogs, monkeys, vultures, snakes, and toads. More >> Less >>

Reference Material:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plesiomonas