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。这些生物的系统分类对于在微生物水平上理解生物多样性具有重要意义。使用传统性状以及最近的RNA和DNA数据进行了大量的系统学研究。这项研究试图结合表型和基因属性来更准确地定义弧菌科、气单胞菌科和相关生物的系统学。以前在PIS实验室进行的调查侧重于形态和RNA数据的收集，以及对这一信息的一些分析。这项工作将向数据库中添加更多的RNA和DNA数据。我们的最终目标是一套完整的弧菌属、气单胞菌属、发光菌属、另类单胞菌属和其他属的参考菌株的信息。

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.