vibrio, camphylobacter, lawsonia, helicobacter, arcobacter Flashcards
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vibrio habitat
- water
- intestine aquatic animals
- seafood
vibrio morphology
small curved rod, one polar flagellum
vibrio gram staining
neg
is vibrio fastidious
no
vibrio opt temperature
lower than 37 degrees
vibrio culture
- fac anaerobes
- selective culture at pH 8.6
vibrio catalase
pos
vibrio oxidase
pos
vibrio OF
fermentative
vibrio pathogenicity
pathogens - fac pathogens - saphrphytes
vibrio species
- v cholerae
- v metschnikovii
- v parahaemolyticus
- listonella anguillarum
v cholerae O groups
155
v cholerae diseases
- human cholera
- vomiting and profuse watery diarrhoea
biotypes of O1 serotype v cholerae
classical and el-tor
O139 serogroup v cholerae
v cholerae bengal
v metschnikovii habitat
- water, sewage
- aquatic animals
v metschnikovii oxidase
neg
v metschnikovii pathogenicity
poultry haemorrhagic enteritis
v parahaemolyticus habitat
sea animals
v parahaemolyticus virulance factor
thermostable haemolysin
v parahaemolyticus pathogenicity
food borne infection in humans - associated with consumption of raw or undercooked seafood
listonella anguillarum habitat
marine fish - skin lesions, septicaemia
camphylobacter habitat
mucus membranes, food
camphylobacter morphology
medium curved rods, S forms, spiral filaments, one polar flagellum