Revised phylogeny of genus Aliivibrio suggest novel species and individualistic variations among strain clusters
Current knowledge about phylogenetic relations in the Aliivibrio genus of bacteria is lacking substance. With several of its species related to disease in aquatic animals few studies have attempted to infer an accurate phylogenetic relationship. By applying multi locus sequence analysis (MLSA) on published and in-house sequence data we additionally addressed the issue of low resolution often seen in 16S ribosomal datasets. The 6 gene-MLSA analysis showed presence of novel species and clearly distinguish previously described species. By firmly charting the within and between species relations in genus Aliivibrio we have set a foundation for how to relate coming strains to the genus as well as setting the stage for further expansion when more data becomes available.