Pseudomonas anguilliseptica

Pseudomonas anguilliseptica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gamma Proteobacteria
Order: Pseudomonadales
Family: Pseudomonadaceae
Genus: Pseudomonas
Species: P. anguilliseptica
Binomial name
Pseudomonas anguilliseptica
Wakabayashi and Egusa 1972
Type strain
ATCC 33660

CCUG 35503
CIP 106711
DSM 12111
NCIMB 1949

Pseudomonas anguilliseptica is a Gram-negative bacterium that is pathogenic to fish.[1] It was first isolated from Japanese eels (Anguilla japonica). Based on 16S rRNA analysis, P. anguilliseptica has been placed in the P. aeruginosa group.[2]

References

  1. ^ Daly, J.G. (1999) Other bacterial pathogens. In: Woo, P.T.K., Bruno, D.W. (Eds.), Fish Diseases and Disorders: Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Infections. CAB International, New York, pp. 577–598.
  2. ^ Anzai, et al.; Kim, H; Park, JY; Wakabayashi, H; Oyaizu, H (2000, Jul). "Phylogenetic affiliation of the pseudomonads based on 16S rRNA sequence". Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 50 (4): 1563–89. doi:10.1099/00207713-50-4-1563. PMID 10939664.