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Vibrio pelagius
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Gammaproteobacteria
Order:	Vibrionales
Family:	Vibrionaceae
Genus:	Vibrio
Species:	V. pelagius
Binomial name
Vibrio pelagius (Baumann et al., 1971) Baumann et al., 1981
Synonyms
Beneckea pelagia Baumann et al., 1971 Listonella pelagia (Baumann et al., 1971) MacDonell & Colwell, 1986

Vibrio pelagius is a gram negative, oxidase and catalase positive marine bacterium described in 1971. It is commonly found in marine environments and has been isolated from marine sponges of the Saint Martin's Island area of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. Colonies are round and whitish, of medium size; individual bacteria have a curved rod shape and are motile.

References

1. "Vibrio pelagius (Baumann et al., 1971) Baumann et al., 1981". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
2. Paul, Sulav Indra; Rahman, Md. Mahbubur; Salam, Mohammad Abdus; Khan, Md. Arifur Rahman; Islam, Md. Tofazzal (2021-12-15). "Identification of marine sponge-associated bacteria of the Saint Martin's island of the Bay of Bengal emphasizing on the prevention of motile Aeromonas septicemia in Labeo rohita". Aquaculture. 545: 737156. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737156. ISSN 0044-8486.

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