Table 1 ATCC and BCCM type strain collection used in this study

ATCC 700797

V. aerogenes

ATCC 33898

V. natriegens

ATCC 35048

V. aestuarianus

ATCC 14048

V. natriegens

ATCC 33840

V. alginolyticus

ATCC 51183

V. navarrensis

ATCC 17749

V. alginolyticus

ATCC 25917

V. nereis

ATCC BAA-606

V. calviensis

ATCC 27043

V. nigrapulchritudo

ATCC 33863

V. campbellii

ATCC 33509

V. ordalii

ATCC 11629

V. cholerae

ATCC 33934

V. orientalis

ATCC 25874

V. cholerae

ATCC 33935

V. orientalis

ATCC 14547

V. cholerae

ATCC 43996

V. parahaemolyticus

ATCC 35912

V. cincinnatiensis

ATCC 27519

V. parahaemolyticus

ATCC 700982

V. cyclitrophicus

ATCC 17802

V. parahaemolyticus

ATCC BAA-450

V. coralyticus

ATCC BAA-239

V. parahaemolyticus

ATCC 33466

V. diazotrophicus

ATCC 700783

V. pectenicida

ATCC 700601

V. fischeri

ATCC 51841

V. penaeicida

ATCC 14546

V. fischeri

ATCC 33789

V. splendidus

ATCC 33809

V. fluvialis

ATCC 19105

V. tubiashii

ATCC 33810

V. fluvialis

ATCC 19109

V. tubiashii

ATCC 35016

V. furnissii

ATCC 43382

V. vulnificus

ATCC 33841

V. furnissii

ATCC 29306

V. vulnificus

ATCC 43066

V. gazogenes

ATCC 29307

V. vulnificus

ATCC 700680

V. halioticoli

ATCC BAA-104

V. wodansis

ATCC 35084

V. harveyi

LMG 21449

V. agarivorans

ATCC 43515

V. harveyi

LMG 23858

V. breoganii

ATCC 43516

V. harveyi

LMG 21353

V. chagasii

ATCC 33564

V. hollisae

LMG 23413

V. comitans

ATCC 700023

V. ichthyoenteri

LMG 22240

V. crassostreae

ATCC 700024

V. ichthyoenteri

LMG 19970

V. ezurae

ATCC 15382

V. logei

LMG 21557

V. fortis

ATCC 35079

V. logei

LMG 21878

V. gallicus

ATCC 43341

V. mediterranei

LMG 22741

V. gigantis

ATCC 700040

V. metschnikovii

LMG 20362

V. hepatarius

ATCC 7708

V. metschnikovii

LMG 10935

V. natriegens

ATCC 33654

V. mimicus

LMG 3772

V. proteolyticus

ATCC 33655

V. mimicus

LMG 21460

V. rotiferianus

ATCC 51288

V. mytili