Vibrio furnissii

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram negative, curved rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile, oxidase positive, halophilic, can use a wide variety of sugars as carbon sources and can ferment sugars. V. furnissii is a marine organism and a pathogen that can cause gastroenteritis.

**Synonyms:** - VIBRIO FURNISSII - Vibrio fluvialis Biogroup 2