Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Proteobacteria, Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Vibrionales, Family Vibrionaceae, Genus Vibrio, Vibrio gazogenes
(Harwood, Bang, Baumann and Nealson 1980) Baumann, Baumann, Bang and Woolkalis 1981.
Historical synonym: Beneckea gazogenes (ex Harwood 1978) Harwood, Bang, Baumann and Nealson 1980.
Gram-negative, curved rods, 0.6-0.8 x 2-3 µm, motile. No lateral flagella on solid
media. Not swarming on complex media.
Produces a nondiffusible red (“prodigiosin-like”) pigment.
Can grow in nutrient broth with: 1% NaCl, 6% NaCl, 8% NaCl & 10% NaCl. No growth
in 0% NaCl, variable growth in 12% NaCl.
Optimal growth at 30 - 40 ºC. No growth at 4 ºC.
Isolated from estuary water and salt marsh mud of the eastern coast of the USA and from a hyper saline lake in Baja California.
Sensible to O/129 vibriostatic agent (10 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.
Positive results for citrate utilization (Simmons), gelatin hydrolysis (1%NaCl, 22 °C),
gas production from D-glucose, acid from: L-arabinose, D-glucose, D-galactose,
cellobiose, lactose, maltose, D-mannitol, D-mannose, salicin, sucrose, trehalose,
D-xylose & lipase.
Negative results for indole (Heart Infusion Broth, 1%NaCl), arginine (1%NaCl), lysine (1%NaCl), ornithine (1%NaCl), acid production
from: D-adonitol, D-arabitol, dulcitol, myo-inositol, raffinose, L-rhamnose, nitrate reduction to nitrite & oxidase.
Variable results for Voges-Proskauer (1%NaCl), acid production from melibiose & D-sorbitol.
(c) Costin Stoica