Listonella

Listonella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Gammaproteobacteria
Order:	Vibrionales
Family:	Vibrionaceae
Genus:	Listonella; MacDonell and Colwell 1986
Type species
	Listonella anguillarum;
Species
	L. anguillarum ; L. pelagia

Listonella is a genus of Gram-negative marine bacteria in the family Vibrionaceae named after the American microbiologist J. Liston. Analysis of phylogenetic, genomic and phenotypic data has shown the genus is not distinct from the genus Vibrio, so it is now considered a synonym of Vibrio.

References

↑ Thompson, Fabiano L.; Thompson, Cristiane C.; Dias, Graciela M.; Naka, Hiroaki; Dubay, Christopher; Crosa, Jorge H. (2011-12-01). "The genus Listonella MacDonell and Colwell 1986 is a later heterotypic synonym of the genus Vibrio Pacini 1854 (Approved Lists 1980) – a taxonomic opinion". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 61 (12): 3023–3027. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.030015-0. ISSN 1466-5026. PMC 3352160. PMID 21296930.

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[1] Thompson, Fabiano L.; Thompson, Cristiane C.; Dias, Graciela M.; Naka, Hiroaki; Dubay, Christopher; Crosa, Jorge H. (2011-12-01). "The genus Listonella MacDonell and Colwell 1986 is a later heterotypic synonym of the genus Vibrio Pacini 1854 (Approved Lists 1980) – a taxonomic opinion". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 61 (12): 3023–3027. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.030015-0. ISSN 1466-5026. PMC 3352160. PMID 21296930.