| Vibrio lentus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Vibrionales |
| Family: | Vibrionaceae |
| Genus: | Vibrio |
| Species: | V. lentus
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| Binomial name | |
| Vibrio lentus Macián et al. 2001
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Vibrio lentus is a species of Gram-negative bacteria found in marine environments. It was first isolated from Mediterranean oysters.[1] It is pathogenic to octopuses and has been found to cause skin lesions, exposure of muscle, and sometimes death.[2]
- ^ Macian, M.C.; Ludwig, W.; Aznar, R.; Grimont, P.A.D.; Schleifer, K.H.; Garay, E.; Pujalte, M.J. (2001). "Vibrio lentus sp. nov., isolated from Mediterranean oysters" (PDF). International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 51: 1449–1456. doi:10.1099/00207713-51-4-1449.
- ^ Farto, R.; Armada, S.P.; Montes, M.; Guisande, J.A.; Pérez, M.J.; Nieto, T.P. (2003). "Vibrio lentus associated with diseased wild octopus (Octopus vulgaris)". Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 83 (2): 149–156. doi:10.1016/S0022-2011(03)00067-3. PMID 12788284.