the following information is not yet verified
Taxonomy
Family: Enterobacteriaceae
(Plesiomonas is Greek for neighbors)

Natural habitats
Is isolated from a wide range of mammals, birds, fish, water-dwelling, reptiles and amphibians.

Clinical significance
Human P. shigelloides infections are associated with living in or travel to tropical countries and / or a history of seafood consumption; both acute diarrhea and chronic diarrhea episodes of > 2 weeks have been reported.

Most of the infections are self-limited.

the following information is not yet verified
Gram negative rods,

0.3-1.0 x 0.6-6.0 µm

Facultative anaerobic

BA: colonies are about 1.5 mm, gray, shiny, smooth, opaque, center may be slightly elevated and non-hemolytic

McConkey: growth, non lactose fermenter

BBAØ: growth

James Versalovic et al.(2011) Manual of Clinical Microbiology 10th Edition