0
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What does Vibrio Vulnificus need to thrive?
Vibrio vulnificus thrives in warm coastal waters and requires salt levels similar to seawater to grow. It can also grow in seafood and shellfish, particularly oysters, which act as a reservoir for the bacteria.
What is the shape of vibrio vulnificus?
rodlike
What is vibriosis?
Vibriosis is a disease caused by an infection with bacteria of the Vibrio genus, most commonly Vibrio parahemolyticus or Vibrio vulnificus.
What causes vibriosis?
Vibriosis is caused by eating seafood contaminated with Vibrio parahemolyticus or Vibrio vulnificus.
When and by whom was vibrio vulnificus discovered?
Vibrio vulnificus was discovered in 1976 by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
What food sources are accoiated with vibrio vulnificus?
It is in clams in the waters of the gulf of Mexico
What medium do you culture Vibrio vulnificus in?
Vibrio vulnificus is typically cultured in a selective medium like thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose (TCBS) agar, which inhibits the growth of other bacteria and allows for the selective growth of Vibrio species based on their ability to ferment sucrose and produce yellow colonies.
What is the prognosis for vibriosis?
Most healthy persons completely recover from diarrhea caused by Vibrio bacteria. Vibrio vulnificus blood infection affects persons with underlying illness
How does vibrio vulnificus move?
Vibrio vulnificus can move by using a flagellum, a whip-like tail that helps the bacteria to swim in liquid environments such as seawater. Additionally, it can also move by using a mechanism called gliding motility, which allows the bacteria to move smoothly along surfaces.
What is the disease caused by Vibrio vulnificus?
Vibrio cholerae bacteria causes the serious epidemic disease called as 'Cholera'. There is vomiting and loose motion of sudden onset. Typically there is rice water stool. When you do not treat the disease promptly, the disease carries very high mortality.
What part of the body does vibrio vulnificus attack?
Stomach mainly but It causes wound infections, gastroenteritis, or a syndrome known as primary septicemia.
Who many people are affected by Vibrio vulnificus in a week?
Incidence (annual) of Vibrio vulnificus: less than 300 cases in 1988-1995 (DBMD)Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 906,666 or 0.00% or 300 people in USA [about data]Incidence extrapolations for USA for Vibrio vulnificus:299 per year, 24 per month, 5 per week, 0 per day, 0 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the incidence statistic: less than 300 cases in 1988-1995 (DBMD)
