Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Proteobacteria, Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Vibrionales, Family Vibrionaceae, Genus Enterovibrio, Enterovibrio coralii
Thompson, Thompson, Naser, Hoste, Vandemeulebroecke, Munn, Bourne and Swings, 2005.
One strain tested, the type strain LMG22228.
Gram-negative, motile cells.
Can grow in nutrient broth with: 1% to 6% NaCl. No growth in 0%, 8%, 10% or 12%
NaCl. Optimum growth temperature 20-30 ºC. No growth at 4 or 40 ºC.
Colonies on TSA with 2%NaCl are transparent, beige, with smooth margins, 5 mm in
diameter. Colonies are green on TCBS agar, small (2 mm in diameter), with raised
margins.
Isolated from water extract of bleached Merulina ampliata (corals) around Magnetic Island, Australia.
Resistant to O/129, streptomycin, trimethoprim.
Associated with bleaching of Merulina ampliata.
- F.L. Thompson,C.C. Thompson, S. Naser, B. Hoste, K. Vandemeulebroecke,C. Munn,D. Bourne and J.Swings, 2005.
Photobacterium rosenbergii sp. nov. and Enterovibrio coralii sp. nov., vibrios associated with coral bleaching. IJSEM 55, 913-917.
Positive results for esterase lipase, arginine dihydrolase, ONPG, oxidase, catalase,
alpha-galactosidase, beta-galactosidase, alkaline phosphatase, acid production from:
D-glucose & D-mannitol.
Negative results for lysine decarboxylase, ornithine decarboxylase, indole, gas production from glucose, acetoin production, urease,
lipase, gelatinase, acid production from: sucrose, D-sorbitol, L-arabinose, inositol, L-rhamnose, melibiose & amygdalin.
(c) Costin Stoica