Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Rank: Species

Lineage: Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Gammaproteobacteria;Vibrionales;Vibrionaceae;Vibrio;Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Description: Vibrio. This genus is abundant in marine or freshwater environments such as estuaries, brackish ponds, or coastal areas; regions that provide an important reservoir for the organism in between outbreaks of the disease. Vibrio can affect shellfish, finfish, and other marine animals and a number of species are pathogenic for humans.Vibrio parahaemolyticus. This species causes food poisoning (gastroenteritis) in countries that have elevated levels of seafood consumption such as Japan. More >> Less >>

Reference Material:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/?term=Vibrio%20parahaemolyticus

Name	Rank	Genomes	Info
Vibrio	Genus	40
Vibrio parahaemolyticus	Species	1

Name: Vibrio

Rank: Genus

Lineage:
Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Gammaproteobacteria;Vibrionales;Vibrionaceae;Vibrio

Description:
Vibrio is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria, possessing a curved-rod shape (comma shape), several species of which can cause foodborne infection, usually associated with eating undercooked seafood. Typically found in salt water, Vibrio species are facultative anaerobes that test positive for oxidase and do not form spores. All members of the genus are motile and have polar flagella with sheaths. Vibrio species typically possess two chromosomes, which is unusual for bacteria. Each chromosome has a distinct and independent origin of replication, and are conserved together over time in the genus. Recent phylogenies have been constructed based on a suite of genes (multilocus sequence analysis).

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

Genome Status
- Complete
Isolation Country
- South Korea
Disease
- Food-borne disease
Collection Year
- -
Completion Year
- -

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