Vibrio pelagius

{{short description|Species of bacterium}} {{Speciesbox | taxon = Vibrio pelagius | authority = (Baumann et al., 1971) Baumann et al., 1981 | synonyms = {{specieslist |Beneckea pelagia|Baumann et al., 1971 |Listonella pelagia|(Baumann et al., 1971) MacDonell & Colwell, 1986 }} }}

'''''Vibrio pelagius''''' is a gram negative, oxidase and catalase positive marine bacterium described in 1971.<ref>{{Catalogue of Life |id=5BBVN |title=Vibrio pelagius (Baumann et al., 1971) Baumann et al., 1981 |option= |access-date=11 September 2021 }}</ref> It is commonly found in marine environments and has been isolated from marine sponges of the Saint Martin's Island area of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. Colonies are round and whitish, of medium size; individual bacteria have a curved rod shape and are motile.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|date=2021-12-15|title=Identification of marine sponge-associated bacteria of the Saint Martin's island of the Bay of Bengal emphasizing on the prevention of motile Aeromonas septicemia in Labeo rohita|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S004484862100819X|journal=Aquaculture|language=en|volume=545|article-number=737156|doi=10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737156|issn=0044-8486|last1=Paul |first1=Sulav Indra |last2=Rahman |first2=Md. Mahbubur |last3=Salam |first3=Mohammad Abdus |last4=Khan |first4=Md. Arifur Rahman |last5=Islam |first5=Md. Tofazzal |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

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