Vibrio azureus
Species belonging to genus Vibrio / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vibrio azureus is a gram negative, oxidase and catalase positive marine bacterium.[1] [2] It is commonly found in marine environments and was isolated from marine sponges of the Saint Martin's Island area of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. Colonies are medium-sized, round and whitish; individual bacteria have a curved rod shape and are motile.[3] It has been observed to emit a blue light using an additional blue-fluorescent protein.[2]
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Vibrio azureus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
Order: | Vibrionales |
Family: | Vibrionaceae |
Genus: | Vibrio |
Species: | V. azureus |
Binomial name | |
Vibrio azureus Yoshizawa, Wada, Kita-Tsukamoto, Ikemoto, Yokota & Kogure, 2009 | |
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