| Vibrio gazogenes |
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Phylum Pseudomonadota (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.
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.
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.
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).
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),
lipase, gas production from D-glucose, acid from: L-arabinose, D-glucose, D-galactose,
cellobiose, lactose, maltose, D-mannitol, D-mannose, salicin, sucrose, trehalose and
D-xylose.
Negative results for indole (Heart Infusion Broth, 1%NaCl), arginine (1%NaCl), lysine (1%NaCl), ornithine (1%NaCl), nitrate reduction
to nitrite, oxidase, acid production from: D-adonitol, D-arabitol, dulcitol, myo-inositol, raffinose and L-rhamnose.
Variable results for Voges-Proskauer (1%NaCl), acid production from melibiose & D-sorbitol.
lipase, gas production from D-glucose, acid from: L-arabinose, D-glucose, D-galactose,
cellobiose, lactose, maltose, D-mannitol, D-mannose, salicin, sucrose, trehalose and
D-xylose.
Negative results for indole (Heart Infusion Broth, 1%NaCl), arginine (1%NaCl), lysine (1%NaCl), ornithine (1%NaCl), nitrate reduction
to nitrite, oxidase, acid production from: D-adonitol, D-arabitol, dulcitol, myo-inositol, raffinose and L-rhamnose.
Variable results for Voges-Proskauer (1%NaCl), acid production from melibiose & D-sorbitol.
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