| Vibrio superstes |
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Phylum Proteobacteria, Class Gammaproteobacteria, Order Vibrionales, Family Vibrionaceae, Genus Vibrio, Vibrio superstes
Hayashi, Moriwaki, Sawabe, Thompson, Swings, Gudkovs, Christen, Ezura, 2003.
Hayashi, Moriwaki, Sawabe, Thompson, Swings, Gudkovs, Christen, Ezura, 2003.
Gram-negative rods, 0.6-0.8 x 1.2-1.3 µm, in ZoBell 2216E broth. Nonmotile,
nonflagellated, no endospores or capsules are formed.
nonflagellated, no endospores or capsules are formed.
Colonies on ZoBell 2216 agar are circular, smooth, beige, convex, non-luminescent.
Grows on TCBS agar. Facultatively anaerobic, mesophilic and neutrophilic
chemo-organotroph.
Can grow in nutrient broth with: 3% NaCl. No growth in 0%, 1% or 6% NaCl. Growth
temperature 15 to 30 ºC. No growth at 4 or 40 ºC.
Grows on TCBS agar. Facultatively anaerobic, mesophilic and neutrophilic
chemo-organotroph.
Can grow in nutrient broth with: 3% NaCl. No growth in 0%, 1% or 6% NaCl. Growth
temperature 15 to 30 ºC. No growth at 4 or 40 ºC.
Isolated from the gut of the Australian abalones (Haliotis laevigata & H. rubra) collected at the coastal area of Clifton Springs, Victoria,
Australia.
Susceptible to O/129 vibriostatic agent.
Australia.
Susceptible to O/129 vibriostatic agent.
Unknown.
- Hayashi, Karin, Moriwaki, Jun, Sawabe, Tomoo, Thompson, Fabiano L., Swings, Jean, Gudkovs, Nicholas, Christen, Richard,
Ezura, Yoshio. Vibrio superstes sp. nov., isolated from the gut of Australian abalones Haliotis laevigata and Haliotis rubra. Int J
Syst Evol Microbiol 2003 53: 1813-1817.
Positive results for oxidase, catalase, hydrolysis of alginate, nitrate reduction, methyl
red, acid production from: D-glucose, D-mannitol & maltose.
Negative results for indole, lipase, ONPG, amylase, acetoin production, lysine decarboxylase, ornithine decarboxylase, arginine
dehydrolase, gas production from glucose, hydrolysis of starch, hydrolysis of chitin, gelatinase, beta-galactosidase, acid production
from: L-arabinose, inositol, L-rhamnose, sucrose & D-sorbitol.
Variable results for hydrolysis of casein.
red, acid production from: D-glucose, D-mannitol & maltose.
Negative results for indole, lipase, ONPG, amylase, acetoin production, lysine decarboxylase, ornithine decarboxylase, arginine
dehydrolase, gas production from glucose, hydrolysis of starch, hydrolysis of chitin, gelatinase, beta-galactosidase, acid production
from: L-arabinose, inositol, L-rhamnose, sucrose & D-sorbitol.
Variable results for hydrolysis of casein.
(c) Costin Stoica
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