@article{mbs:/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-51-6-2031, author = "Macián, M C and Ludwig, W and Schleifer, K H and Pujalte, M J and Garay, E", title = "Vibrio agarivorans sp. nov., a novel agarolytic marine bacterium.", journal= "International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology", year = "2001", volume = "51", number = "6", pages = "2031-2036", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-51-6-2031", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-51-6-2031", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1466-5034", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "It is proposed that the new Vibrio species Vibrio agarivorans accommodates two agarolytic, halophilic, fermentative bacterial strains isolated from Mediterranean sea water. The cells were gram-negative, oxidase-positive, polarly flagellated bacilli that fermented glucose without gas production and that produced no decarboxylases. They used a wide range of compounds as sole carbon and energy sources. The DNA G+C content was 44.8 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on complete 16S and 23S rDNA sequences revealed that the strains belong to the gamma-Proteobacteria, and are specifically related to Vibrio species. Their nearest relatives were species of the Vibrio fischeri group, sharing 16S rDNA sequence similarities below 97% with the agarolytic strains. The type strain is 289T (= CECT 5085T = DSM 13756T).", }