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Family Vibrionaceae
Genus Vibrio
Species V.cholerae O1 cholerae (classica)
V.cholerae.O1 eltor
V.cholerae O139 bengal
V.cholerae non O1
V.parahaemolyticus
V.vulnificus
V.alginolyticus
V.damsela
V.mimicus
V.fluvialis
V.metschnikovii
Vibrio species
Gram negative
Short, curved, rod-shaped
Rapidly motile as a result
of single polar flagellum
Facultative anaerobes
Growth of many Vibrio
strains reguires or is
stimulated by NaCl
V.cholerae do not reguire
salt for growth but can
tolerate it.
Culture on blood Mac
Conkey agar.
Antigens
Flagella (H) antigen – common for genus Vibrio.
Somatic O antigen – useful for distinguishing
strains of vibrious.
O antigen consist of 3 components ABC.
Formula AB – serotype Ogawa.
Formula AC – Inaba.
Formula ABC – Hikojima.
The medically important vibrios
Organism Human Disease
V.cholerae serogroups O1 and Epidemic and pandemic
O139 cholera.
V.Cholerae serogroups non- Cholera-like diarrhea; mild
O1\non-O139 diarrhea; rarely, extraintestinal
infection.
V.parahaemolyticus Gastroenteritis, perhaps
extraintestinal infection.
Others Ear, wound, soft tissue, and
V.mimicus, V.vulnificus, other extraintestinal infections,
V.hollisae, V.fluvialis, all uncommon.
V.damsela, V.anginolyticus,
V.metschnikovi.
Vibrio Species associated with
human disease
Species Source of Clinical disease
infection
V.cholerae Water, food Gastroenteritis
V.parahaemolyticus Shellfish, seawater Gastroenteritis, wound
infection, bacteremia
V.vulnificus Shellfish, seawater Bacteremia, wound
infection, cellulitis
V.alginolyticus Seawater Wound infection,
external otitis
V.hollisae Shellfish Gastroenteritis, wound
infection, bacteremia
V.fluvialis Seafood Gastroenteritis, wound
infection, bacteremia
Species Source of Clinical disease
infection
V.damsela Seawater Wound infection
V.metschnikovii Unknown Bacteremia
V.mimicus Fresh water Gastroenteritis,
wound infection,
bacteremia
V.furnissii Seawater Gastroenteritis
V.cincinnatiensis Unknown Bacteremia,meni
ngitis
V.carchariae Seawater Wound (shark
bite)
Virulence factors of Vibrio
cholerae O1 and O139
Virulence factor Biologic effect
Cholera toxin Hypersecretion of
electrolytes and water.