Polyphasic Taxonomy of Vibrionaceae, Aeromonadaceae and Related Organisms

弧菌相关细菌占世界海洋、沿海水域和河口异养细菌的很大一部分。 这些生物体的系统学对于理解微生物水平的生物多样性至关重要。 许多系统学研究都是利用传统性状以及最近的 RNA 和 DNA 数据进行的。 本研究旨在结合表型和基因型属性，以更准确地定义弧菌科、气单胞菌科和相关生物体的系统学。 先前在 PI 实验室进行的研究重点是收集形态学和 RNA 数据，并对这些信息进行一些分析。 这项工作将为数据库添加更多 RNA 和 DNA 数据。 我们的最终目标是获得弧菌属、气单胞菌属、发光杆菌属、交替单胞菌属（希瓦氏菌属）等参考菌株的完整信息。

Vibrio related bacteria comprise a significant portion of the heterotrophic bacteria of the world's oceans, costal waters and estuaries. The systematics of these organisms is of major importance in understanding biodiversity at the microbial level. Numerous studies in systematics have been done using traditional traits and, more recently, RNA and DNA data. This study seeks to incorporate phenotypic and genotypic attributes to define more accurately the systematics of the Vibrionaceae, Aeromonadaceae and related organisms. Previous investigations carried out in the laboratory of the PIs focused on collection of morphological and RNA data, as well as developing a number of analyses of this information. This effort will add further RNA and DNA data to the data bank. Our ultimate goal is a complete set of information for reference strains of the genera Vibrio, Aeromonas, Photobacterium, Alteromonas (Shewanella), and others.