Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Proteobacteria => Gammaproteobacteria => Vibrionales => Vibrionaceae => Enterovibrio => Enterovibrio norvegicus Thompson,
Hoste, Thompson, Goris, Gomez-Gil, Huys, De Vos and Swings, 2002.
Gram-negative, 0.8 x 1.0-1.2 µm, motile by means of a polar flagellum in liquid medium.
Colonies on TSA and BHI with 1.5%NaCl or marine agar 2216E are beige, with
raised margins, 1 mm in diameter. Colonies are green on TCBS agar and grow
slowly, in 3 days. Can grow in nutrient broth with: 2% to 6% NaCl (2.5-3.5 % NaCl
optimum) . No growth in 0% or over 6% NaCl. Growth temperature 20 - 30 °C. No
growth occurs at 4 or 35 °C. Facultatively anaerobic. No bioluminescence produced.
Isolated from the gut of healthy larvae of the turbot (Scophtalmus maximus), at the Aquaculture Research Station of Austevoll, Norway.
Resistant to the vibriostatic agent O/129, streptomycin, trimethoprim and fusidic acid.
Unknown.
- F.L. Thompson, B. Hoste, C.C. Thompson, J. Goris, B. Gomez-Gil, L. Huys, P. De Vos and J. Swings, 2002. Enterovibrio
norvegicus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the gut of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) larvae: a new member of the family
Vibrionaceae . IJSEM 52, 2015-2022.
Positive results for oxidase, lipase, ONPG test, catalase, esterase lipase, esterase,
arginine dihydrolase, indole, β-galactosidase, alkaline phosphatase, acid phosphatase
& acid production from D-glucose (without gas).
Negative results for Voges-Proskauer, nitrate reduction, α-galactosidase, urease, gelatinase, H2S, methyl red, acid production from:
sucrose, D-sorbitol, D-mannitol, L-arabinose, myo-inositol, L-rhamnose, melibiose & amygdalin.
(c) Costin Stoica