| Vibrio nereis |
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Phylum Proteobacteria, Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Vibrionales, Family Vibrionaceae, Genus Vibrio, Vibrio nereis (Harwood,
Bang, Baumann and Nelson 1980) Baumann, Baumann, Bang and Woolkalis 1981.
Historical synonyms: Beneckea nereida (ex Baumann, Baumann and Mandel 1971)
Harwood, Bang, Baumann and Nelson 1980.
Bang, Baumann and Nelson 1980) Baumann, Baumann, Bang and Woolkalis 1981.
Historical synonyms: Beneckea nereida (ex Baumann, Baumann and Mandel 1971)
Harwood, Bang, Baumann and Nelson 1980.
Gram-negative, straight rods, motile. Not presenting lateral flagella on solid media.
Not swarming on complex media. No luminiscence.
Not swarming on complex media. No luminiscence.
Can grow in nutrient broth with: 1% NaCl, 6% NaCl, 8% NaCl and 10% NaCl (rarely).
No growth in 0% NaCl & 12% NaCl. Growth temperature 20-35 ºC, variable growth at
4 ºC and 40 ºC.
No growth in 0% NaCl & 12% NaCl. Growth temperature 20-35 ºC, variable growth at
4 ºC and 40 ºC.
Isolated from seawater of the coast of Hawaii. Sensible to O/129 vibriostatic agent (10 & 150 µg).
Isolated from an outbreak of fatal infections of sea bream (Acanthopagrus schlegeli) at hatcheries in western Japan, but pathogenicity
was not proved.
was not proved.
- 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), arginine (1% NaCl), nitrate reduction
to nitrite, oxidase, acid production from: D-glucose, maltose, sucrose and trehalose.
Negative results for Voges-Proskauer (1% NaCl), urea hydrolysis, lysine (1% NaCl), ornithine (1% NaCl), esculin hydrolysis, lipase,
ONPG test, gas production from D-glucose, acid production from: D-adonitol, L-arabinose, D-arabitol, cellobiose, dulcitol,
D-galactose, myo-inositol, lactose, D-mannitol, D-mannose, melibiose, raffinose, L-rhamnose, salicin, D-sorbitol and D-xylose.
Variable results for gelatin hydrolysis (1% NaCl, 22 ºC) and indole (Heart Infusion Broth, 1% NaCl).
to nitrite, oxidase, acid production from: D-glucose, maltose, sucrose and trehalose.
Negative results for Voges-Proskauer (1% NaCl), urea hydrolysis, lysine (1% NaCl), ornithine (1% NaCl), esculin hydrolysis, lipase,
ONPG test, gas production from D-glucose, acid production from: D-adonitol, L-arabinose, D-arabitol, cellobiose, dulcitol,
D-galactose, myo-inositol, lactose, D-mannitol, D-mannose, melibiose, raffinose, L-rhamnose, salicin, D-sorbitol and D-xylose.
Variable results for gelatin hydrolysis (1% NaCl, 22 ºC) and indole (Heart Infusion Broth, 1% NaCl).
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