Listonella is a genus of Gram-negative marine bacteria in the family Vibrionaceae named after the American microbiologist J. Liston. Analysis of phylogenetic, genomic and phenotypic data has shown the genus is not distinct from the genus Vibrio, so it is now considered a synonym of Vibrio.[1]

Listonella
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Listonella

MacDonell and Colwell 1986
Type species
Listonella anguillarum
Species

L. anguillarum
L. pelagia

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  1. ^ (Thompson et al. 2011 doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.030015-0)