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Proteobacteria => Gammaproteobacteria => Vibrionales => Vibrionaceae => Vibrio =>Vibrio alginolyticus (Miyamoto, Nakamura and
Takizawa 1961) Sakazaki 1968.
Historical synonyms: Oceanomonas alginolytica Miyamoto, Nakamura and Takizawa 1961, Beneckea alginolytica (Miyamoto,
Nakamura and Takizawa 1961) Baumann, Baumann and Mandel 1971.
Takizawa 1961) Sakazaki 1968.
Historical synonyms: Oceanomonas alginolytica Miyamoto, Nakamura and Takizawa 1961, Beneckea alginolytica (Miyamoto,
Nakamura and Takizawa 1961) Baumann, Baumann and Mandel 1971.
Gram negative, straight rods motile by 3-12 polar flagella – (monotrichous flagella);
presenting lateral flagella on solid media, swarming on solid media.
presenting lateral flagella on solid media, swarming on solid media.
Can grow in nutrient broth with: 1% & 6% NaCl. No growth in 0%, 8%, 10% & 12%
NaCl. Growth occurs at 30 - 40 °C. No growth at 4 °C.
Facultative anaerobe.
NaCl. Growth occurs at 30 - 40 °C. No growth at 4 °C.
Facultative anaerobe.
Occurs in human clinical specimens (soft tissue infections) and in the marine environment.
Associated with wound, ear and eye infections. Produce Whitespot disease at Kuruma prawns, tiger prawns.
- J.J. Farmer, M. Janda, 2004.Family I. Vibrionaceae . In: Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Second edition,Vol two, part
B, George M. Garrity (Editor-in-Chief), pp. 491-546. - J. G.Holt et al., 1994. Begey’s manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th-edition, Williams & Wilkins.
- Judith A. Johnson, 2006. Vibrio. In: Topley & Wilson’s Microbiology and Microbial Infections, 10th edition, Vol. 2, Bacteriology,
Edward Arnold Ltd., 1507-1523.
Voges-Proskauer (1%NaCl), nitrate reduced to nitrite, oxidase, lysine (1%NaCl),
gelatin hydrolysis (1%NaCl, 22 °C), acid production from D-glucose, maltose, D-
mannitol, D-mannose, sucrose & trehalose are positive.
Citrate (Simmons), H2S on TSI, urea hydrolysis, esculin hydrolysis, ONPG test, phenylalanine deaminase, arginine (1%NaCl), gas
production from D-glucose, acid production from D-adonitol, L-arabinose, D-arabitol, cellobiose, dulcitol, myo-inositol, lactose,
melibiose, raffinose, L-rhamnose, salicin, D-sorbitol & D-xylose are negative.
Indole (Heart Infusion Broth, 1%NaCl), lipase, methyl red (1%NaCl), ornithine (1%NaCl), acid production from D-galactose & glycerol
are variable.
gelatin hydrolysis (1%NaCl, 22 °C), acid production from D-glucose, maltose, D-
mannitol, D-mannose, sucrose & trehalose are positive.
Citrate (Simmons), H2S on TSI, urea hydrolysis, esculin hydrolysis, ONPG test, phenylalanine deaminase, arginine (1%NaCl), gas
production from D-glucose, acid production from D-adonitol, L-arabinose, D-arabitol, cellobiose, dulcitol, myo-inositol, lactose,
melibiose, raffinose, L-rhamnose, salicin, D-sorbitol & D-xylose are negative.
Indole (Heart Infusion Broth, 1%NaCl), lipase, methyl red (1%NaCl), ornithine (1%NaCl), acid production from D-galactose & glycerol
are variable.
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