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Vibrio species
Gram-negative, curved rod bacteria.
Vibrio cholerae
The species of Vibrio that causes cholera.
Cholera toxin (CTX)
Main virulence factor of Vibrio cholerae causing massive watery diarrhea.
TCBS agar
Special media used to culture Vibrio species.
Sucrose fermentation
Vibrio cholerae ferments sucrose on TCBS agar producing yellow colonies.
Vibrio parahaemolyticus symptoms
Watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, and sometimes vomiting.
Vibrio vulnificus transmission
Acquired through contaminated seafood or seawater exposure.
Oxidase test result for Vibrio
Oxidase-positive.
Treatment for severe cholera
Oral rehydration therapy and tetracyclines in severe cases.
Aeromonas species
Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic rod that is oxidase-positive.
Diseases caused by Aeromonas
Gastroenteritis, wound infections, and septicemia.
Plesiomonas shigelloides characteristics
Oxidase-positive, ferments glucose, does not grow in high salt.
Non-glucose fermenting Gram-negative rods
Do not ferment glucose but can oxidize other sugars.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa pigment
Produces pyocyanin, a blue-green pigment.
Acinetobacter baumannii resistance
Highly antibiotic-resistant, often requiring colistin or carbapenems.
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