Vibrios

• What are the characteristics of Vibrios?


  • curved rods
  • share many characteristics with O polysaccharide antigens:
  • oxidase positive
  • polar flagella
• Where are vibrios found?


  • water environments worldwide
• What type of water do most pathogenic strains prefer and where can they survive? 


  • warm, salty, alkaline water
  • survive in shellfish
• What are the three pathogenic species of vibrios?


  • Vibrio cholerae
  • V. parahaemoluticus
  • V. vulnificus