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== Microbiology == |
== Microbiology == |
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* Motile, [[Has catalase test::catalase-positive]], [[ |
* Motile, [[Has catalase test::catalase-positive]], [[Oxidase test::oxidase-positive]] [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Cellular shape::bacillus]] |
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* Typically halophilic (needs salt to grow) |
* Typically halophilic (needs salt to grow) |
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* Associated with saltwater |
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Revision as of 13:22, 9 July 2020
Microbiology
- Motile, catalase-positive, oxidase-positive Gram-negative bacillus
- Typically halophilic (needs salt to grow)
- Associated with saltwater
Organisms
- V. vulnificus, cause of sepsis and necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections
- V. parahaemolyticus, cause of infectious diarrhea
- V. cholerae, cause of cholera
Management
- Typically treated with third-generation cephalosporins
