Non enteric Flashcards
Non glucose fermenter Vibrio sp.
Vibrio metschnikovii
Vibrio flagella
Monotrichous flagella (Shooting star motility)
Strring test reagent
0.5% sodium deoxycholate
Vibriostatic agent 0/129
2,4 diamino-6,7 diisopropyl pteridine
Vibriostatic disk
150 ug
V. cholerae serotypes 01
Ogawa (A,B) - India
Inaba (A,C) - Philipppines
Hikojima (A,B,C) - Japan
Vibrio spp. optimum temperature for growth
42C
responsible for the massive
amount of water and electrolytes loss
Cholera toxin or choleragen
oxidase negative Vibrio spp.
Vibrio metschnikovii
Lactose fermenter Vibrio sp.
V. vulnificus
High-salt mannitol medium
Wagatsuma agar
What vibrio sp. shows Kanagawa phenomenon
V. parahaemolyticus
Gram negative Oxidase positive Nitrate Reduction Motile Non Inositol Fermenter Vibriostatic agent 0/129 susceptible Facultative anaerobe
Vibrio spp.
String test positive vibrio sp.
V. cholerae
Antimicrobial agent for diarrhea
doxycycline (+azithromycin & ciprofloxacin if resistant)
Primary cause of summer diarrhea in Japan
V. parahaemolyticus
Strict halophile vibrio sp.
V. alginolyticus
Holding medium appropriate for Vibrio and Campylobacter
Cary-Blair to prevent dessication
Not recommended transport/holding medium for Vibrio and enteric Campylobacter
Buffered glycerol saline
Viable specimen up to 5 weeks (Vibrio spp.)
Strips of blotting paper soaked in liquid stol and placed in airtight plastic bags with a few drops of saline to maintain moisture
Recommended selective differential media for Vibrio spp.
Thiosulfate Citrate Bile Salt agar
Smooth, opaque, and iridescent with a greenish hue in SBA or chocolate agar
Vibrio spp.
Non sucrose fermenter vibrio spp.
V. parahaemolyticus
most V. vulnificus strains
Vibrio spp. that doesn’t grow on TCBS
Grimontia hollisae (formerly vibrio)