Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Proteobacteria => Gammaproteobacteria => Vibrionales => Vibrionaceae => Vibrio => Vibrio superstes Hayashi, Moriwaki, Sawabe,
Thompson, Swings, Gudkovs, Christen, Ezura, 2003.
Gram-negative rods, 0.6-0.8 x 1.2-1.3 µm, in ZoBell 2216E broth. Non-motile,
non-flagellated, no endospores or capsules are formed.
Colonies on ZoBell 2216 agar are circular, smooth, beige, convex, non-luminescent.
Grows on TCBS agar.
Facultatively anaerobic, mesophilic and neutrophilic chemo-organotroph.
Can grow in nutrient broth with: 3% NaCl. No growth in 0%, 1% or 6% NaCl. Growth
temperature 15 to 30 °C. No growth at 4 or 40 °C.
Isolated from the gut of the Australian abalones (Haliotis laevigata & H. rubra) collected at the coastal area of Clifton Springs, Victoria,
Australia.
Susceptible to O/129 vibriostatic agent.
Unknown.
- Hayashi, Karin, Moriwaki, Jun, Sawabe, Tomoo, Thompson, Fabiano L., Swings, Jean, Gudkovs, Nicholas, Christen, Richard,
Ezura, Yoshio. Vibrio superstes sp. nov., isolated from the gut of Australian abalones Haliotis laevigata and Haliotis rubra. Int J
Syst Evol Microbiol 2003 53: 1813-1817.
Positive results for oxidase, catalase, hydrolysis of alginate, nitrate reduction, methyl
red, acid production from: D-glucose, D-mannitol & maltose.
Negative results for indole, lipase, ONPG, amylase, acetoin production, lysine decarboxylase, ornithine decarboxylase, arginine
dehydrolase, gas production from glucose, hydrolysis of starch, hydrolysis of chitin, gelatinase, beta-galactosidase, acid production
from: L-arabinose, inositol, L-rhamnose, sucrose & D-sorbitol.
Variable results for hydrolysis of casein.
(c) Costin Stoica