Vibrio alginolyticus
Vibrio alginolyticus | |
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Vibrio alginolyticus (Miyamoto et al. 1961)
Sakazaki 1968 |
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ATCC 17749 CAIM 516 CCUG 4989 and 13445 and 16315 CIP 103336 and 75.3 DSM 2171 LMG 4409 NBRC 15630 NCCB 71013 and 77003 NCTC 12160 |
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Oceanomonas alginolytica Miyamoto et al. 1961 |
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Vibrio alginolyticus is a Gram-negative marine bacterium. It is medically important since it causes otitis and wound infection.[1] It is also present in the bodies of animals such as pufferfish, where it is responsible for the production of the potent neurotoxin, tetrodotoxin.[2]
V.alginolyticus was first identified as a pathogen of humans in 1973.[3] It occasionally causes eye, ear and wound infections.[3] V. alginolyticus is a highly salt-tolerant species and can grow in salt concentrations of 10%.[3] Most clinical isolates come from superinfected wounds that become contaminated at the beach.[3] Tetracycline usually results in cure.[3] V. alginolyticus is rare cause of bacteremia in immunocompromised hosts.[3]
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