title: A proposal to transfer Vibrio marinus (Russell 1891) to a new genus Moritella gen. nov. as Moritella marina comb. nov.
abstract: The taxonomic positions of Vibrio marinus and 11 related natural isolates were examined. Their phylogenetic positions on the basis of almost complete 16S rRNA sequences were determined by maximum likelihood, maximum parsimony and neighbor-joining analyses. V. marinus and the 11 isolates fell into a single cluster that was clearly distinct from other genera. There is now strong evidence that V. marinus should be reclassified as Moritella marina gen. nov., comb. nov.
authors.affiliation: Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Urakawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kita-Tsukamoto
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Steven
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohwada
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Colwell
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010140:Pacific Ocean; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014733:Vibrio / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S