NCIt definition : A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram negative, curved rod shaped bacteria assigned
to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile, oxidase negative, halophilic,
hemolytic, cannot convert nitrate to nitrite and can use a wide variety of sugars
as carbon sources. V. metschnikovii is a marine organism and can cause gastroenteritis.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Vibrio metschnikovii.;