Vibrionaceae
Vibrio cholerae
The Vibrionaceae are a family within the Gammaproteobacteria and are the only family of the order Vibrionales.
It is Gram-negative, fermenting, facultative anaerobic bacteria. They are oxidase - positive and have one or more, usually arranged polar flagella. The bacteria are found in fresh and salt water. Various styles, such as Vibrio cholerae, are pathogenic. The most capable of bioluminescence bacteria belong to this family and live in symbiosis with deep-sea animals. Members of this family can tetrodotoxin, manufacture an alkaloid and potent neurotoxin. These bacteria live in symbiosis with fish of the family of the Tetraodontiformes, such as the puffer fish.
System
To Vibrionaceae includes the following genera:
- Allomonas
- Catenococcus
- Enterovibrio
- Ferrania
- Grimontia
- Listionella
- Photobacterium
- Photococcus
- Salinivibrio
- Vibrio
Synonyms:
- Enhydrobacter is now being made to the Moraxellaceae
- All species of the genera Beneckea and Lucibacterium be regarded as synonyms of Vibrio.
- The genera Aeromonas and Plesiomonas are now being made to the family Aeromonadaceae.