Identification of Vibrio spp. (other than V. vulnificus) recovered on CPC agar from marine natural samples Authors María Carmen Macián Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Valencia, Burjassot, Spain Covadonga R. Arias Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Valencia, Burjassot, Spain Rosa Aznar Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Valencia, Burjassot, Spain; and Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology, CSIC, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain Esperanza Garay Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Valencia, Burjassot, Spain; and Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, University of Valencia, Burjassot, Spain María Jesús Pujalte Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Valencia, Burjassot, Spain; and Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, University of Valencia, Burjassot, Spain Keywords: Vibrio spp., Vibrio vulnificus, marine bacteria, phenotypic characterization, CPC agar Abstract Two hundred and eighty four presumptive but not confirmed Vibrio vulnificus isolates grown on cellobiose-polymixin B-colistin agar (CPC) at 40°C, recovered from sea water samples from Valencia, Spain, during a microbiological survey for V. vulnificus, were phenotypically identified. Most of the isolates (91%) corresponded to Vibrio species. V. harveyi (24%) and V. splendidus (19%) were the most abundant species identified, followed by V. navarrensis (13%), V. alginolyticus (8%) and V. parahaemolyticus (5%). The ability to grow on CPC agar and ferment cellobiose of several V. vulnificus strains from different origins and serovars, including reference strains, was tested. Most serovar E isolates and 25% of non-serovar E isolates could not grow on CPC agar. Downloads PDF Published 2010-03-15 Issue Vol. 3 No. 1 (2000) Section Research Articles License Submission of a manuscript to International Microbiology implies: that the work described has not been published before, including publication in the World Wide Web (except in the form of an Abstract or as part of a published lecture, review, or thesis); that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; that all the coauthors have agreed to its publication. The corresponding author signs for and accepts responsability for releasing this material and will act on behalf of any and all coauthors regarding the editorial review and publication process.If an article is accepted for publication in International Microbiology, the authors (or other copyright holder) must transfer to the journal the right–not exclusive–to reproduce and distribute the article including reprints, translations, photographic reproductions, microform, electronic form (offline, online) or any other reproductions of similar nature. Nevertheless, all article in International Microbiology will be available on the Internet to any reader at no cost. The journal allows users to freely download, copy, print, distribute, search, and link to the full text of any article, provided the authorship and source of the published article is cited. The copyright owner's consent does not include copying for new works, or resale. In these cases, the specific written permission of International Microbiology must first be obtained.Authors are requested to create a link to the published article on the journal's website. The link must be accompanied by the following text: "The original publication is available on LINK at <http://www.im.microbios.org>. Please use the appropiate URL for the article in LINK. Articles disseminated via LINK are indexed, abstracted, and referenced by many abstracting and information services, bibliographic networks, subscription agencies, library networks, and consortia.
