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Proteobacteria => Gammaproteobacteria => Vibrionales => Vibrionaceae => Vibrio =>Vibrio coralliilyticus Ben-Haim, Thompson,
Thompson, Cnockaert, Hoste, Swings and Rosenberg, 2003.
Historical synonyms: Vibrio sp. YB1; Vibrio coralyticus Ben-Haim and Rosenberg 2002.
Thompson, Cnockaert, Hoste, Swings and Rosenberg, 2003.
Historical synonyms: Vibrio sp. YB1; Vibrio coralyticus Ben-Haim and Rosenberg 2002.
Gram negative, rod-shaped cells, 1.2-1.5 x 0.8 µm, motile by a single polar, sheathed
flagellum. Non-sporulated.
flagellum. Non-sporulated.
Can grow in nutrient broth with: 1% to 7% NaCl, no growth in 0% or 8% NaCl.
Colonies on marine agar 2216 Difco are cream-coloured, with smooth edges after
48 hours at 30 °C. Colonies are yellow on TCBS agar. Non-luminescent.
Colonies on marine agar 2216 Difco are cream-coloured, with smooth edges after
48 hours at 30 °C. Colonies are yellow on TCBS agar. Non-luminescent.
Isolated from diseased coral of the species Pocillopora damicornis in the Indian Ocean, Red Sea and from larvae of oysters in the
Atlantic Ocean
Susceptible to vibriostatic agent O/129. Resistant to kanamycin, ampicillin and penicillin.
Atlantic Ocean
Susceptible to vibriostatic agent O/129. Resistant to kanamycin, ampicillin and penicillin.
Pathogenic to the coral P. damicornis ( tissue lysis of the coral).
- Y. Ben-Haim, F. L. Thompson, C. C. Thompson, M.C. Cnockaert, B. Hoste, J. Swings and E. Rosenberg, 2003. Vibrio
coralliilyticus sp. nov., a temperature-dependent pathogen of the coral Pocillopora damicornis. IJSEM 53, 309-315.
Positive results for nitrate reduction, oxidase, catalase, beta-glucosidase, beta-
galactosidase, gelatinase, indole, acid production from glucose.
Negative results for urease, acid production from amygdalin & melibiose.
Variable results for: citrate utilization & arginine dihydrolase.
galactosidase, gelatinase, indole, acid production from glucose.
Negative results for urease, acid production from amygdalin & melibiose.
Variable results for: citrate utilization & arginine dihydrolase.
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