''Vibrio ordalii'' is a
Gram-negative
Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. They are characterized by their cell envelopes, which are composed of a thin peptidoglycan cell wall ...
, rod-shaped
bacterium
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among ...
. It causes
vibriosis
''Vibrio'' is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria, possessing a curved-rod (comma) shape, several species of which can cause foodborne infection, usually associated with eating undercooked seafood. Being highly salt tolerant and unable to survive ...
in fish. Its type strain is ATCC 33509 (=DF3K =Dom F3 kid).
References
Further reading
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*Mutharia, Lucy M., and Paul A. Amor. "Monoclonal antibodies against'' Vibrio anguillarum'' O2 and'' Vibrio ordalii'' identify antigenic differences in lipopolysaccharide O-antigens." FEMS Microbiology Letters 123.3 (1994): 289–298.
*Rubio, Andrés Silva, and Rubén Avendaño Herrera. "Vibriosis en Chile: Caracterización de los Agentes Etiológicos, una Necesidad para el Desarrollo de Medidas Eficaces de Prevención Vibriosis in Chile: Characterization of the Etiological Agents, a Need to Develop Prevention Strategies."
*Akayli, T., et al. "Identification and Genotyping of Vibrio ordalii: A Comparison of Different Methods." (2010).
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External links
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LPSNType strain of ''Vibrio ordalii'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Vibrionales
Bacteria described in 1982
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