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*Genus of motile, catalase [[Catalase::positive]], non-lactose-fermenting, glucose-fermenting, oxidase [[Oxidase::positive]] [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Shape::bacillus]] within the family [[Family::Vibrionaceae]] |
*Genus of motile, catalase [[Catalase::positive]], non-lactose-fermenting, glucose-fermenting, oxidase [[Oxidase::positive]] [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Shape::bacillus]] within the family [[Family::Vibrionaceae]] |
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*Except for [[Vibrio cholerae]], all are halophilic (needs salt to grow) and associated with saltwater exposures |
*Except for [[Vibrio cholerae]], all are halophilic (needs salt to grow) and associated with saltwater or brackish water exposures |
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*Includes the following species: |
*Includes the following species: |
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**''[[Vibrio vulnificus]]'', cause of sepsis and [[Necrotizing soft tissue infection|necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections]] |
**''[[Vibrio vulnificus]]'', cause of sepsis and [[Necrotizing soft tissue infection|necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:45, 2 August 2025
Background
Microbiology
- Genus of motile, catalase positive, non-lactose-fermenting, glucose-fermenting, oxidase positive Gram-negative bacillus within the family Vibrionaceae
- Except for Vibrio cholerae, all are halophilic (needs salt to grow) and associated with saltwater or brackish water exposures
- Includes the following species:
- Vibrio vulnificus, cause of sepsis and necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections
- Vibrio parahaemolyticus, cause of infectious diarrhea
- Vibrio cholerae, cause of cholera
- Vibrio alginolyticus
- Vibrio cincinnatiensis
- Vibrio fluvialis
- Vibrio furnissii
- Vibrio harveyi
- Vibrio metschnikovii
- Vibrio mimicus
Management
- Typically treated with third-generation cephalosporins
