Table 1. Classification and general features of V. tubiashii according to the MIGS recommendations.

MIGS ID	Property	Term	Evidence code
		Domain Bacteria	TAS [10]
		Phylum Proteobacteria	TAS [11]
		Class Gammaproteobacteria	TAS [12,13]
	Current classification	Order Vibrionales	TAS [14]
		Family Vibrionaceae	TAS [15,16]
		Genus Vibrio	TAS [15,17-19]
		Species Vibrio tubiashii NCIMB 1337	TAS [4]
	Gram stain	negative	IDA
	Cell shape	Curved rods (vibroid)	IDA
	Motility	motile via single polar flagellum	IDA
	Sporulation	Non-sporulating	IDA
	Temperature range	Mesophile 12-30oC	IDA
	Optimum temperature	25oC	IDA
MIGS 6.3	Salinity	Slightly halophylic, optimum 1-3% NaCl	IDA
MIGS-22	Oxygen requirement	Aerobic/ facultative anaerobic	IDA
	Carbon source	Highly diverse	IDA
	Energy source	Highly diverse	IDA
MIGS-6	Habitat	Marine invertebrates	TAS [20]
MIGS-16	Biotic relationship	Parasitic	TAS [3]
MIGS-14	Biosafety level	2	TAS [4]
	Isolation	Moribund juvenile oyster (Crassostrea virginica)	TAS [3,4]
MIGS-4	Geographical location	Milford, Connecticut, USA	TAS [3]
MIGS-5	Sample collection time	01/02/1965	TAS [3]
MIGS 4.1	latitude	41.22 N	TAS [3]
MIGS 4.2	longitude	-73.06 W	TAS [3]
MIGS 4.3	Depth	Not reported
MIGS 4.4	Altitude	Marine	TAS [3]

Evidence codes - IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay (first time in publication); TAS: Traceable Author Statement (i.e., a direct report exists in the literature); NAS: Non-traceable Author Statement (i.e., not directly observed for the living, isolated sample, but based on a generally accepted property for the species, or anecdotal evidence). These evidence codes are from the Gene Ontology project [21]. If the evidence code is IDA, then the property was directly observed, for a live isolate by one of the authors, or an expert or reputable institution mentioned in the acknowledgements.