There are currently four genera accepted in the family. The genus Vibrio is the type genus. The other genera are Aeromonas, Plesiomonas and Photobacterium. There are currently many species recognized within this genus with V. cholerae as the type species. The other reconized species include V. alginolyticus, V. damsela, V. fluvialis, V. furnissii, V. hollisae, V. metschnikovii, V. mimicus, V. parahemolyticus and V. vulnificus .
Many strains can cause human infection.
They tend to have a sheathed polar flagellum. They produce lipase and ferment D-mannitol. All literary matter in Microbionet is covered by copyright, and must not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by electronic or mechanical means, photocopying, or recording, without written permission. This page is to be read in conjunction with the Disclaimer .