<unk>  is a species of Gram-negative, motile, curved rod-shaped (bacillus), pathogenic bacteria of the genus<unk> . Present in marine environments such as estuaries, brackish ponds, or coastal areas, V.<unk>  is related to V. cholerae, the causative agent of cholera. At least one strain of V.<unk>  is bioluminescent. Infection with V.<unk>  leads to rapidly expanding cellulitis or sepsis. It was first isolated as a source of disease in 1976.
Vibrio vulnificus
Bacillus cereus
Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica
Vibrio cholerae
Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli
Yersinia rohdei
Listeria monocytogenes
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis