Vibrio pectenicida explained

Vibrio pectenicida is a pathogenic bacterium which attacks larvae of the scallop Pecten maximus. This bacterium does not use glucose or fructose as its carbon sources, but instead uses rhamnose and betaine. A365 is the type strain (= CIP 105190^T).^[1]

Further reading

• Vandenberghe, Johan, et al. "Phenotypic diversity amongst Vibrio isolates from marine aquaculture systems." Aquaculture 219.1 (2003): 9-20.
• Lambert. Christophe. Nicolas. Jean-Louis. Bultel. Valérie. Toxicity to Bivalve Hemocytes of Pathogenic Vibrio Cytoplasmic Extract. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 77. 3. 2001. 165–172. 0022-2011. 10.1006/jipa.2001.5013. 11356051.
• Thompson. J. R.. Randa. M. A.. Marcelino. L. A.. Tomita-Mitchell. A.. Lim. E.. Polz. M. F.. Diversity and Dynamics of a North Atlantic Coastal Vibrio Community. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 70. 7. 2004. 4103–4110. 0099-2240. 10.1128/AEM.70.7.4103-4110.2004. 15240289. 444776.
• Smith. A L. Whitten. M M A. Hirschle. L. Pope. E C. Wootton. E C. Vogan. C L. Rowley. A F. Bacterial septicaemia in prerecruit edible crabs,Cancer pagurusL.. Journal of Fish Diseases. 2013. 729–737. 0140-7775. 10.1111/jfd.12163. 37. 8. 23962351.

External links

• LPSN
• Type strain of Vibrio pectenicida at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. Lambert. C.. Nicolas. J. L.. Cilia. V.. Corre. S.. Vibrio pectenicida sp. nov., a pathogen of scallop (Pecten maximus) larvae. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 48. 2. 1998. 481–487. 0020-7713. 10.1099/00207713-48-2-481. 9731288. free.