Vibrio inhibens sp. nov., a novel bacterium with inhibitory activity against Vibrio species

Genomic evidence that Vibrio inhibens is a heterotypic synonym of Vibrio jasicida

“…Phylogenetic analysis based on nucleotide sequences of 133 protein-coding genes showed a close evolutionary relationship of CECT 7692 T to V. jasicida. Based on these results, Vibrio inhibens is proposed to be a later heterotypic synonym of V. jasicida.Strain CECT 7692 T was isolated from feces of wild longsnouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) (Balcazar et al, 2012). Based on a phylogenetic analysis of sequences of five genes, as well as a chemophenotypic analysis the strain was taxonomically classified as representing a novel species of the genus Vibrio (family Vibrionaceae, Gammaproteobacteria), Vibrio inhibens (Balcazar et al, 2012).…”

“…Strain CECT 7692 T was isolated from feces of wild longsnouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) (Balcazar et al, 2012). Based on a phylogenetic analysis of sequences of five genes, as well as a chemophenotypic analysis the strain was taxonomically classified as representing a novel species of the genus Vibrio (family Vibrionaceae, Gammaproteobacteria), Vibrio inhibens (Balcazar et al, 2012).…”

“…Based on a phylogenetic analysis of sequences of five genes, as well as a chemophenotypic analysis the strain was taxonomically classified as representing a novel species of the genus Vibrio (family Vibrionaceae, Gammaproteobacteria), Vibrio inhibens (Balcazar et al, 2012). So far, the species type strain (CECT 7692 T =DSM 23440 T =BFLP-10 T ) is the only strain of V. inhibens described in the literature.…”

“…So far, the species type strain (CECT 7692 T =DSM 23440 T =BFLP-10 T ) is the only strain of V. inhibens described in the literature. Balcazar et al (2012) found V. inhibens to be evolutionarily closely related to bacteria in the so-called Harveyi clade of the genus Vibrio (Sawabe et al, 2013;Urbanczyk et al, 2013). The clade consists of 11 or more closely related species, which are difficult to differentiate on the basis of chemotaxonomic traits (Sawabe et al, 2013;Urbanczyk et al, 2013).…”

“…The clade consists of 11 or more closely related species, which are difficult to differentiate on the basis of chemotaxonomic traits (Sawabe et al, 2013;Urbanczyk et al, 2013). Other than the work of Balcazar et al (2012), no taxonomic studies have analyzed the V. inhibens type strain. Considering the diversity observed within the Harveyi clade (Urbanczyk et al, 2013) and the difficulties in taxonomic characterization of species in the clade, it was necessary to reassess the taxonomic status of V. inhibens in the context of other species of the Harveyi clade.…”