@article{mbs:/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.02658-0, author = "Thompson, F. L. and Thompson, C. C. and Hoste, B. and Vandemeulebroecke, K. and Gullian, M. and Swings, J.", title = "Vibrio fortis sp. nov. and Vibrio hepatarius sp. nov., isolated from aquatic animals and the marine environment", journal= "International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology", year = "2003", volume = "53", number = "5", pages = "1495-1501", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02658-0", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.02658-0", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1466-5034", type = "Journal Article", keywords = "FAFLP, fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism", keywords = "FAME, fatty acid methyl ester", abstract = "In this study, the taxonomic positions of 19 Vibrio isolates disclosed in a previous study were evaluated. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rDNA sequences partitioned these isolates into groups that were closely related (98·8–99·1 % similarity) to Vibrio pelagius and Vibrio xuii, respectively. DNA–DNA hybridization experiments further showed that these groups had <70 % similarity to other Vibrio species. Two novel Vibrio species are proposed to accommodate these groups: Vibrio fortis sp. nov. (type strain, LMG 21557T=CAIM 629T) and Vibrio hepatarius sp. nov. (type strain, LMG 20362T=CAIM 693T). The DNA G+C content of both novel species is 45·6 mol%. Useful phenotypic features for discriminating V. fortis and V. hepatarius from other Vibrio species include production of indole and acetoin, utilization of cellobiose, fermentation of amygdalin, melibiose and mannitol, β-galactosidase and tryptophan deaminase activities and fatty acid composition.", }