| Vibrio metschnikovii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Vibrionales |
| Family: | Vibrionaceae |
| Genus: | Vibrio |
| Species: | V. metschnikovii
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| Binomial name | |
| Vibrio metschnikovii Gamaleia 1888
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Vibrio metschnikovii is a Gram-negative species of bacteria found in freshwater and marine environments.[1] V. metschnikovii is an emergent pathogen in humans, causing gastrointestinal disease and wound infections.[2]
V. metschnikovii was named in honor of Russian biologist, Élie Metchnikoff.[3]
- ^ Valáriková, Jana; Korcová, Jana; Ziburová, Jana; Rosinský, Jozef; Čížová, Alžbeta; Bieliková, Sandra; Sojka, Martin; Farkaš, Pavol (Jun 2020). "Potential pathogenicity and antibiotic resistance of aquatic Vibrio isolates from freshwater in Slovakia". Folia Microbiologica. 65 (3): 545–555. doi:10.1007/s12223-019-00760-w. ISSN 0015-5632. PMID 31773555.
- ^ Linde, Hans-Jörg; Kobuch, Reinhard; Jayasinghe, Sylvia; Reischl, Udo; Lehn, Norbert; Kaulfuss, Stefan; Beutin, Lothar (Oct 2004). "Vibrio metschnikovii , a Rare Cause of Wound Infection". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 42 (10): 4909–4911. doi:10.1128/JCM.42.10.4909-4911.2004. ISSN 0095-1137. PMC 522296. PMID 15472380.
- ^ Gamaleia, M N (1888). "Vibrio metschnikovi (n. sp.) et ses rapports avec le microbe du choléra asiatique". Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris). 2: 482–488.