PROTEOBACTERIA >> Gamma >> Vibrio >> Vibrio metschnikovii
VIBRIO METSCHNIKOVII
| Class: | Gamma Proteobacteria |
| Genus: | Vibrio |
| Species: | Vibrio metschnikovii |
| Description: | Vibrio metschnikovii is a gram-negative, oxidase-negative bacillus.The strain of V. metschnikovii isolated was a gram-negative, curved rod. This facultative aeroanaerobic bacillus formed opaque colonies (diameter 3 mm) on blood agar in 24 h and showed complete hemolysis. |
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| Source: | Isolated from fresh water,brackish,marine waters,but rarely from human clinical specimens. |
| Pathogenicity: | Rare Cause of Wound Infection,A fatal case of septicemia in a patient with liver cirrhosis,renal insufficiency,and diabetes is observed. A second case in a 82-year-old woman with septicemia,respiratory problems,and infected leg lesions is reported |
| Genbank: | NZ_ACZO00000000.1 [Genome] [Nucleotide] |
| Size (Mb): | 3.82 |
| GC %: | 44.1 |
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| Reference: | Hans-Jörg Linde,Reinhard Kobuch,Sylvia Jayasinghe,Udo Reischl,Norbert Lehn,Stefan Kaulfuss,and Lothar Beutin Vibrio metschnikovii, a Rare Cause of Wound Infection J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Oct; 42(10): 4909–4911.(2)Severe Human Infections Caused by Vibrio metschnikovii W. HANSEN,J.FRENEY,H.BENYAGOUB,M.-N.LETOUZEY,J.GIGI,AND G.WAUTERS ,JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, Sept.1993,p.2529-2530 |
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