Isolation of Vibrio vulnificus serovar E from aquatic habitats in Taiwan

Authors
Amaro, C Hor, LI Marco-Noales, E Bosque, T Fouz, B Alcaide, E
Citation
C. Amaro et al., Isolation of Vibrio vulnificus serovar E from aquatic habitats in Taiwan, APPL ENVIR, 65(3), 1999, pp. 1352-1355
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Microbiology
Journal title
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00992240 → ACNP
Volume
65
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1352 - 1355
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2240(199903)65:3<1352:IOVVSE>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The existence of strains of Vibrio vulnificus serovar E that are avirulent for eels is reported in this work. These isolates were recovered from water and oysters and differed from eel virulent strains in (i) fermentation and utilization of mannitol, (ii) ribotyping after HindIII digestion, and (iii ) susceptibility to eel serum. Lipopolysaccharide of these strains lacked t he highest molecular weight immunoreactive bands, which are probably involv ed in serum resistance.