Vibrio vulnificus MO6-24/O

Vibrio_vulnificus
Names Vibrio vulnificus MO6-24/O
Accession numbers NC_014965, NC_014966
Background Vibrio vulnificus is a lactose-fermenting, halophilic, gram-negative, opportunistic pathogenic bacterium from the same family as those that cause cholera. It normally lives in warm seawater and is part of a group of vibrios that are called "halophilic" because they are salt requiring organisms.This organism causes wound infections, gastroenteritis, or a syndrome known as primary septicemia.Found in warm coastal waters, this bacterium is related to the cholera pathogen and can cause a severe and potentially fatal illness. Infections tend to occur through eating raw or improperly cooked shellfish, particularly oysters. The ingestion of V. vulnificus by healthy individuals can result in gastroenteritis. The "primary septicemia" form of the disease can follow.Wound infections result either from contaminating an open wound with sea water harboring the organism, or by lacerating part of the body on coral, fish, etc., followed by contamination with the organism.Persons who are immunocompromised, especially those with chronic liver disease, are more at risk from Vibrio vulnificus. There is no evidence for person-to-person transmission.(From http://www.ebi.ac.uk/2can/genomes/bacteria.html) (BacMap)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Proteobacteria
Class:Gammaproteobacteria
Order:Vibrionales
Family:Vibrionaceae
Genus:Vibrio
Species:vulnificus
Strain MO6-24/O
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (03-DEC-2010) Center for Food Safety and Toxicology, Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Seoul National
(25-JAN-2011) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method Illumina GAii, 454-GS-FLX, Sanger
Isolation site patient with septicemia
Isolation country NA
Number of replicons 2
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Bacilli
Mobility Yes
Flagellar presence Yes
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Facultative
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat HostAssociated
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name Homo sapiens, primates
Cell arrangement Singles
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism NA
Energy source Heterotroph
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity Yes