Vibrio parahaemolyticus

**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 and lysine decarboxylase positive, hemolytic, halophilic and can use a wide variety of sugars as carbon sources. V. parahaemolyticus is a marine organism and a pathogen that causes gastroenteritis and wound infections.

**Synonyms:** - VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS