| Vibrio alginolyticus |
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Phylum Proteobacteria, Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Vibrionales, Family Vibrionaceae, Genus Vibrio, Vibrio alginolyticus
(Miyamoto, Nakamura and Takizawa 1961) Sakazaki 1968.
Historical synonyms: Oceanomonas alginolytica Miyamoto, Nakamura and Takizawa 1961, Beneckea alginolytica (Miyamoto,
Nakamura and Takizawa 1961) Baumann, Baumann and Mandel 1971.
(Miyamoto, Nakamura and Takizawa 1961) Sakazaki 1968.
Historical synonyms: Oceanomonas alginolytica Miyamoto, Nakamura and Takizawa 1961, Beneckea alginolytica (Miyamoto,
Nakamura and Takizawa 1961) Baumann, Baumann and Mandel 1971.
Gram-negative, straight rods motile by 3-12 polar flagella (monotrichous flagella);
presenting lateral flagella on solid media, swarming on solid media.
presenting lateral flagella on solid media, swarming on solid media.
Can grow in nutrient broth with: 1% and 6% NaCl. No growth in 0%, 8%, 10% and
12% NaCl. Growth occurs at 30-40 ºC. No growth at 4 ºC.
Facultative anaerobe.
12% NaCl. Growth occurs at 30-40 ºC. No growth at 4 ºC.
Facultative anaerobe.
Occurs in human clinical specimens (soft tissue infections) and in the marine environment.
Associated with wound, ear and eye infections. Produce Whitespot disease at Kuruma prawns, tiger prawns.
- 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. - J. G.Holt et al., 1994. Group 5 Facultatively anaerobic Gram-negative rods. Subgroup 2 Family Vibrionaceae. In: Begey’s Manual of
Determinative Bacteriology, 9-th edition, Williams & Wilkins. pp. 190-194. - Judith A. Johnson, 2006. Vibrio. In: Topley & Wilson’s Microbiology and Microbial Infections, 10th edition, Vol. 2, Bacteriology,
Edward Arnold Ltd., 1507-1523.
Voges-Proskauer (1% NaCl), nitrate reduced to nitrite, oxidase, lysine (1% NaCl),
gelatin hydrolysis (1% NaCl, 22 ºC), acid production from D-glucose, maltose, D-
mannitol, D-mannose, sucrose & trehalose are positive.
Citrate (Simmons), H2S on TSI, urea hydrolysis, esculin hydrolysis, ONPG test, phenylalanine deaminase, arginine (1% NaCl), gas
production from D-glucose, acid production from D-adonitol, L-arabinose, D-arabitol, cellobiose, dulcitol, myo-inositol, lactose,
melibiose, raffinose, L-rhamnose, salicin, D-sorbitol & D-xylose are negative.
Indole (Heart Infusion Broth, 1%N aCl), lipase, methyl red (1% NaCl), ornithine (1% NaCl), acid production from D-galactose &
glycerol are variable.
gelatin hydrolysis (1% NaCl, 22 ºC), acid production from D-glucose, maltose, D-
mannitol, D-mannose, sucrose & trehalose are positive.
Citrate (Simmons), H2S on TSI, urea hydrolysis, esculin hydrolysis, ONPG test, phenylalanine deaminase, arginine (1% NaCl), gas
production from D-glucose, acid production from D-adonitol, L-arabinose, D-arabitol, cellobiose, dulcitol, myo-inositol, lactose,
melibiose, raffinose, L-rhamnose, salicin, D-sorbitol & D-xylose are negative.
Indole (Heart Infusion Broth, 1%N aCl), lipase, methyl red (1% NaCl), ornithine (1% NaCl), acid production from D-galactose &
glycerol are variable.
(c) Costin Stoica
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