Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Proteobacteria => Gammaproteobacteria => Vibrionales => Vibrionaceae => Vibrio => Vibrio rumoiensis Yumoto, Iwata, Sawabe,
Ueno, Ichise, Matsuyama, Okuyama and Kawasaki 1999.
Gram negative, 0.5–0.90.7–2.1 µm, rods. Non-sporeforming. No flagella. Numerous
blebs occur on the cell surface.
Can grow in nutrient broth with: 3, 4, 6 &10% NaCl. No growt in 0% NaCl. Growth
temperature 2 - 35 °C, no growth at 40 °C. Non-pigmented colonies.
Isolated from a drainage pool at a fish processing plant where hydrogen peroxide was used as a bleaching agent.
Susceptible to vibriostatic compound O/129 (10 and 150 µg).
Unknown.
- 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.
- Isao Yumoto Hideaki Iwata, Tomoo Sawabe, Keisuke Ueno,Nobutoshi Ichise,HidetoshiI Matsuyama, Hidetoshi Okuyama &
Kosei Kawasaki: Characterization of a Facultatively Psychrophilic Bacterium, Vibrio rumoiensis sp. nov., That Exhibits High
Catalase Activity. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Jan. 1999, p. 67–72.
Produces a high level of catalase. Positive results for oxidase, lipase, methyl red,
reduction of NO3 to NO2, acid production from: D-glucose, L-arabinose, D-fructose,
D-maltose, D-mannose, sucrose, D-xylose & D-mannitol, utilization of citrate, L-
arabinose, D-fructose, D-glucose, glycerol, lactose & D-gluconate.
Negative results for esculin hydrolysis, Voges-Proskauer test (1% NaCl), indole (Heart Infusion Broth, 1% NaCl) , H2S production,
casein hydrolysis, gelatin hydrolysis, alginic acid hydrolysis, lysine (1% NaCl) , acid production from: D-galactose, myo-inositol,
L-rhamnose, utilization of melibiose, raffinose & D-sorbitol.
Variable results for arginine dihydrolase ( 1% NaCl) .
(c) Costin Stoica