Vibrio metschnikovii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
Order: | Vibrionales |
Family: | Vibrionaceae |
Genus: | Vibrio |
Species: | V. metschnikovii
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Binomial name | |
Vibrio metschnikovii Gamaleia 1888
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Vibrio metschnikovii is a Gram-negative species of bacteria found in freshwater and marine environments.[1] V. metschnikovii is an emergent pathogen in humans, causing gastrointestinal disease and wound infections.[2]
V. metschnikovii was named in honor of Russian biologist, Élie Metchnikoff.[3]
Vibrio metschnikovii is a halophilic Gram-negative rod. They are facultatively anaerobic and motile through a single polar flagellum.[4] They are catalase positive. V. metschnikovii is the only pathogenic Vibrio that is oxidase negative.[5] They grow readily on routine laboratory including TCBS agar and blood agar.
Vibrio metschnikovii is an infrequent cause of disease in humans, with 13 cases reported between 1981 and 2014.[6] In 2019, there were 6 reported cases of V. metschnikovii infections in the US in 2019.[7]