Vibrio coralliilyticus
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Vibrio coralliilyticus is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium.[1] It has a polar flagellum that is used for motility and has been shown to be critical for its virulence to corals.[2] It is a versatile pathogen, impacting several marine invertebrates including Pocillopora damicornis corals (hence its name), both the Pacific and Eastern Oyster's larvae (Crassostrea gigas and Crassostrea virginica) [3][4] and some vertebrates such as the rainbow trout.[5] It is a bacterium of considerable interest given its direct contribution to temperature dependent coral bleaching[6] as well as its impacts on aquaculture where it can contribute to significant mortalities in larval oyster hatcheries.[7] There are several known virulent strains, which appear on both the Pacific and Atlantic Coasts of the United States.[4] After its initial discovery some strains were incorrectly classified as Vibrio tubiashii including the RE22 and RE98 strains but were later reclassified as Vibrio coralliilyticus.[3][7]
Vibrio coralliilyticus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
Order: | Vibrionales |
Family: | Vibrionaceae |
Genus: | Vibrio |
Species: | V. coralliilyticus |
Binomial name | |
Vibrio coralliilyticus Pollock et al., 2010 | |