Vibrio furnissii

Species of bacterium

Vibrio furnissii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Vibrionales
Family: Vibrionaceae
Genus: Vibrio
Species:
V. furnissii
Binomial name
Vibrio furnissii
Brenner et al., 1983

Vibrio furnissii is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium.[1] Its type strain is ATCC 35016 (= CDC B3215). V. furnissii is aerogenic (gas-producing), and uses L-rhamnose, L-arginine, L-arabinose, maltose, and D-mannitol, but not L-lysine, L-ornithine, or lactose. It has been isolated from patients with gastroenteritis, bacteremia, skin lesions,[2] and sepsis.[3]

References

  1. ^ Brenner DJ, Hickman-Brenner FW, Lee JV, et al. (October 1983). "Vibrio furnissii (formerly aerogenic biogroup of Vibrio fluvialis), a new species isolated from human feces and the environment". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 18 (4): 816–24. doi:10.1128/JCM.18.4.816-824.1983. PMC 270912. PMID 6630464.
  2. ^ Derber C, Coudron P, Tarr C, et al. (June 2011). "Vibrio furnissii: an unusual cause of bacteremia and skin lesions after ingestion of seafood". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 49 (6): 2348–9. doi:10.1128/JCM.00092-11. PMC 3122773. PMID 21450956.
  3. ^ Daniels, Nicholas A. & Alireza Shafaie (2000). "A review of pathogenic Vibrio infections for clinicians". Infections in Medicine. 17 (10): 665–685.

Further reading

  • Lux, T. M.; Lee, R.; Love, J. (2011). "Complete Genome Sequence of a Free-Living Vibrio furnissii sp. nov. Strain (NCTC 11218)". Journal of Bacteriology. 193 (6): 1487–1488. doi:10.1128/JB.01512-10. ISSN 0021-9193. PMC 3067634. PMID 21217006.
  • Wu, T.-K.; Wang, Y.-K.; Chen, Y.-C.; Feng, J.-M.; Liu, Y.-H.; Wang, T.-Y. (2007). "Identification of a Vibrio furnissii Oligopeptide Permease and Characterization of Its In Vitro Hemolytic Activity". Journal of Bacteriology. 189 (22): 8215–8223. doi:10.1128/JB.01039-07. ISSN 0021-9193. PMC 2168660. PMID 17873048.

External links

  • "Vibrio furnissii" at the Encyclopedia of Life Edit this at Wikidata
  • Type strain of Vibrio furnissii at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Taxon identifiers
Vibrio furnissii


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