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Proteobacteria => Gammaproteobacteria => Vibrionales => Vibrionaceae => Vibrio => Vibrio xuii Thompson et al. 2003.
Historical synonym: FAFLP group A8 Thompson, Hoste, Vandemeulebroecke & Swings, 2001.
Historical synonym: FAFLP group A8 Thompson, Hoste, Vandemeulebroecke & Swings, 2001.
Gram negative, slightly curved cells, 1 x 2-3 µm, motile by at least one polar flagellum.
Colonies on TSA are translucent, non-swarming , convex, smooth, rounded, beige,
2.5-3 mm in diameter after 48 h at 28 °C. Colonies are yellow, transparent, umbonate,
round with scalloped margins, wavy, shiny, 2 mm in diameter on TCBS agar after 24
h at 28 °C. Can grow in nutrient broth with:2.5% - 8% NaCl. No growth in 0% NaCl &
10% NaCl. Optimal growth at 30 -35 °C. No growth at 4 °C or 40 °C. Facultative
anaerobe. No luminescence produced.
2.5-3 mm in diameter after 48 h at 28 °C. Colonies are yellow, transparent, umbonate,
round with scalloped margins, wavy, shiny, 2 mm in diameter on TCBS agar after 24
h at 28 °C. Can grow in nutrient broth with:2.5% - 8% NaCl. No growth in 0% NaCl &
10% NaCl. Optimal growth at 30 -35 °C. No growth at 4 °C or 40 °C. Facultative
anaerobe. No luminescence produced.
Isolated from shrimp culture water in China, white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei and from larvae of the bivalve Nodipecten nodosus
Sensitive to vibriostatic agent O/129, resistant to Kanamycin.
Sensitive to vibriostatic agent O/129, resistant to Kanamycin.
Unknown.
- F.L.Thompson, Y. Li, B. Gomez-Gil, C.C. Thompson, B. Hoste , K. Vandemeulebroecke, G. S. Rupp, A. Pereira, M. M. De Bem,
P. Sorgeloos and J.Swings. Vibrio neptunius sp. nov., Vibrio brasiliensis sp. nov. and Vibrio xuii sp. nov., isolated from the
marine aquaculture environment (bivalves, fish, rotifers and shrimps). IJSEM 53, 245-252.
Positive results for arginine dihydrolase, indole, oxidase, catalase, acid phosphatase,
alkaline phosphatase, lipase (C14), esterase (C4), esterase lipase (C8), nitrate
reduction, methyl red, Voges-Proskauer reaction, tryptophan deaminase, acid
production from: sucrose, arabinose, D-glucose, mannitol & amygdalin.
Can utilize as sole carbon source: citrate, alpha-cyclodextrin, Tweens 40 and 80, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, L-arabinose, cellobiose,
D-mannitol, D-mannose, D-sorbitol, sucrose, methyl pyruvate, monomethyl succinate, acetic acid, D-gluconic acid,
beta-hydroxybutyric acid, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, p-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, D-alanine, glycyl L-glutamic
acid, L-proline, L-threonine, 2,3-butanediol, glycerol & DL-alpha-glycerol phosphate.
Negative results for lysine decarboxylase, ornithine decarboxylase, alpha-galactosidase, beta-galactosidase, valine arylamidase,
H2S, urease, alpha-glucosidase, beta-glucosidase, gelatinase, alpha-chymotrypsin, trypsin, acid production from: sorbitol, melibiose,
inositol & rhamnose.
No utilization of: D-galactose, gentiobiose, methyl beta-Dglucoside, D-raffinose, alpha-ketobutyric acid, propionic acid, D-serine,
quinic acid, sebacic acid, hydroxy-L-proline, 2-aminoethanol & glucose 1-phosphate.
alkaline phosphatase, lipase (C14), esterase (C4), esterase lipase (C8), nitrate
reduction, methyl red, Voges-Proskauer reaction, tryptophan deaminase, acid
production from: sucrose, arabinose, D-glucose, mannitol & amygdalin.
Can utilize as sole carbon source: citrate, alpha-cyclodextrin, Tweens 40 and 80, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, L-arabinose, cellobiose,
D-mannitol, D-mannose, D-sorbitol, sucrose, methyl pyruvate, monomethyl succinate, acetic acid, D-gluconic acid,
beta-hydroxybutyric acid, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, p-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, D-alanine, glycyl L-glutamic
acid, L-proline, L-threonine, 2,3-butanediol, glycerol & DL-alpha-glycerol phosphate.
Negative results for lysine decarboxylase, ornithine decarboxylase, alpha-galactosidase, beta-galactosidase, valine arylamidase,
H2S, urease, alpha-glucosidase, beta-glucosidase, gelatinase, alpha-chymotrypsin, trypsin, acid production from: sorbitol, melibiose,
inositol & rhamnose.
No utilization of: D-galactose, gentiobiose, methyl beta-Dglucoside, D-raffinose, alpha-ketobutyric acid, propionic acid, D-serine,
quinic acid, sebacic acid, hydroxy-L-proline, 2-aminoethanol & glucose 1-phosphate.
(c) Costin Stoica
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