Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Proteobacteria, Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Vibrionales, Family Vibrionaceae, Genus Vibrio,Vibrio campbellii
Baumann, Baumann, Bang and Woolkalis 1981.
Historical synonyms: Beneckea campbellii Baumann, Baumann and Mandel 1971.
Gram-negative straight rods, motile. Presents lateral flagella on solid media, no
swarming on solid media.
Can grow in nutrient broth with: 1%, 6% & 8% (variable) NaCl. No growth in 0%, 10%
and 12% NaCl. Growth occurs at 30and 35 ºC. No growth at 4 or 40 ºC.
Marine medium. Sensible to O/129 vibriostatic agent (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.
- 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.
Indole (Heart Infusion Broth, 1% NaCl), lysine (1% NaCl), nitrate reduction to nitrite,
oxidase, lipase, gelatin hydrolysis (1% NaCl, 22 ºC), acid production from D-glucose,
cellobiose, maltose, D-mannose and trehalose are positive.
Voges-Proskauer (1% NaCl), arginine (1% NaCl), ornithine (1% NaCl), gas from D-glucose, acid production from D-adonitol,
L-arabinose, D-arabitol, dulcitol, D-galactose, myo-inositol, lactose, melibiose, raffinose, L-rhamnose, salicin, D-sorbitol, sucrose
and D-xylose are negative.
Acid production from D-mannitol is variable.
(c) Costin Stoica