| Species/Subspecies: | Vibrio alginolyticus | ||||||||
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| Categories: | Motile; notifiable diseases and bacteria | ||||||||
| Etymology: | Genus name: The vibrating organism Species epithet: Alginic acid disolving | ||||||||
| Significance: | [Of minor importance] | ||||||||
| Taxonomy: | Class Gammaproteobacteria Order Vibrionales Family Vibrionaceae Genus Vibrio |
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| Type Strain: | ATCC 17749 = CCUG 4989, 13445 and 16315 = NCTC 12160 | ||||||||
| Macromorphology (smell): | The bacteria swarm on blood agar plates. | ||||||||
| Micromorphology: | Motile comma-shaped rod (0.5-0.8 x 1.4-2.6 µm) with lateral flagella. | ||||||||
| Gram +/Gram -: | G- | ||||||||
| Metabolism: | Facultatively anaerobic | ||||||||
| Catalase/Oxidase: | ?/+ | ||||||||
| Other Enzymes: | Tryptophanase (+) [= indole (+)] | ||||||||
| Biochemical Tests: | Citrate +, Voges-Proskauer (+) | ||||||||
| Fermentation of carbohydrates: | D-glucose + lactose - maltose + L-rhamnose - sucrose + L-arabinose - cellobiose + D-mannitol + salicin - trehalose + glycerol ? inulin ? raffinose - D-sorbitol - starch ? |
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| Spec. Char.: | Some strains grow in up to 12% NaCl. | ||||||||
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| Disease: | Wound and ear infections |
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| Hosts: | Man | ||||||||
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About 120 species within genus Vibrio have been described. Members of this genus are closely related to members within the genera Aliivibrio and Listonella. | ||||||||
| Legislation: | Human infections of V. alginolyticus are according to the Swedish communicable disease act notifiable to the county medical officer and the Public Health Agency of Sweden. | ||||||||
| Updated: | 2023-03-29 |