"mjl1717" wrote:
non enterobacteriaceae, facultative anaerobic bacilli, comma shape, oxidase positive, polar flagellum, TBSC medium.
MY q to whoever can answer it is which Vibrio is associated with Sushi??
vibrio parahaemolyticus --associated with ingestion of raw sea food
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| Sakaki-
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No, vibrio is not an obligate anaerobe; if it was, we'd never isolate it from fecal cultures (which are always incubated under O2 conditions).
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| drdk76
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my answer- (vibrio parahaemolyticus) was for the question asked by mjl -- which vibrio is associated with ingestion of sushi ...? 
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| mjl1717
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Sushi is usually raw, right?
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| drdk76
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"mjl1717" wrote:
Sushi is usually raw, right?
yes-- sushi is a kind of japanese food -- raw fish..
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| bactitech
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Vibrio is an aerobic gram negative coccobacillus. It grows aerobically quite readily on TCBS agar, which has a high bile salt content.
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| bactitech
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Sushi can also be a source of Diphyllobothrium latum - the fish tapeworm :cry:
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