Open AccessA proposal to transfer Vibrio marinus (Russell 1891) to a new genus Moritella gen. nov. as Moritella marina comb. nov.
Author(s) -
Urakawa Hidetoshi,
KitaTsukamoto Kumiko,
Steven Sue E,
Ohwada Kouichi,
Colwell Rita R
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1998.tb13173.x
Subject(s) - biology , phylogenetic tree , genus , vibrio , 16s ribosomal rna , maximum parsimony , zoology , phylogenetics , ecology , bacteria , genetics , gene , clade
The taxonomic positions of Vibrio marinus and 11 related natural isolates were examined. Their phylogenetic positions on the basis of almost complete 16S rRNA sequences were determined by maximum likelihood, maximum parsimony and neighbor‐joining analyses. V. marinus and the 11 isolates fell into a single cluster that was clearly distinct from other genera. There is now strong evidence that V. marinus should be reclassified as Moritella marina gen. nov., comb. nov.