title: Vibrio shiloi sp. nov., the causative agent of bleaching of the coral Oculina patagonica.
abstract: The aetiological agent of bleaching of the coral Oculina patagonica was characterized as a new Vibrio species on the basis of 16S rDNA sequence, DNA-DNA hybridization data and phenotypic properties, including the cellular fatty acid profile. Based on its 16S rDNA and DNA-DNA hybridization, the new Vibrio species is closely related to Vibrio mediterranei. The name Vibrio shiloi sp. nov. is proposed for the new coral-bleaching species, the type strain being AK1T (= ATCC BAA-91T = DSM 13774T).
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kushmaro
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Banin
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Loya
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stackebrandt
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003063:Cnidaria / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D013045:Species Specificity; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014733:Vibrio / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids