Table 1.
Vibrio species used in this study
| Pathogen | Strain designation and sourcea | Origin | Culture confirmation based on 16S rDNA sequence (Accession No.)b |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vibrio alginolyticus | CECT521 | Fish | V. alginolyticus strain VM122 (AF 537959) |
| Vibrio anguillarum | CECT522 | Fish | EU 851049c |
| Vibrio mimicus | CECT4218 | Human | EU 851050c |
| Vibrio orientalis | CECT629 | Seawater | Not tested |
| Vibrio campbellii | CECT523 | Water | V. campbelli strain BL9 (DQ 980029) |
| Vibrio cincinnatiensis | CECT4216 | Human | EU 851051c |
| Vibrio fluvialis | CECT4217 | Human | V. fluvialis isolate C2T1BB1 (DQ 005220) |
| Vibrio hollisae | CECT5069 | Human | V. hollisae strain LMG17719T (AJ 514909) |
| Vibrio parahaemolyticus | CECT511 | Human | V. parahaemolyticus V7 (EU 636231) |
| V. parahaemolyticus, tdh+/trh+ O1:Kuk | FDA DIE 12052499 | Environmental | Not tested |
| V. parahaemolyticus, tdh+/trh+ | FDA SPRC 10290 | Unknown | Not tested |
| V. parahaemolyticus, tdh+/trh‐, O3:K6 | FDA TX 2103 | Human | Not tested |
| V. parahaemolyticus, tdh+/trh‐, O4:K8 | FDA CPA 7081699 | Environmental | Not tested |
| V. parahaemolyticus, tdh‐/trh+, O3:K6 | FDA AQ4037 | Human | Not tested |
| V. parahaemolyticus, tdh‐/trh‐, O4:K55 | FDA BAC‐98–3547 | Human | Not tested |
| V. parahaemolyticus | ATCC 17803 | Unknown | Not tested |
| Vibrio vulnificus | MLT352 | Human stool | V. vulnificus clone01_A10 (EF 546246) |
| V. vulnificus clone02_A02 (EF 546248) | |||
| V. vulnificus | MLT362 | Sediment | V. vulnificus clone01_A10 (EF 546246) |
| V. vulnificus clone02_A02 (EF546248) | |||
| V. vulnificus | MLT364 | Saltwater pond | V. vulnificus clone01_A10 (EF 546246) |
| V. vulnificus clone02_A02 (EF546248) | |||
| V. vulnificus | MLT367 | Seawater | V. vulnificus clone01_A10 (EF 546246) |
| V. vulnificus clone02_A02 (EF546248) | |||
| V. vulnificus | MLT403 | Oysters | V. vulnificus clone01_A10 (EF 546246) |
| V. vulnificus clone02_A02 (EF546248) | |||
| V. vulnificus | MLT404 | Oysters | V. vulnificus clone01_A10 (EF 546246) |
| V. vulnificus clone02_A02 (EF546248) | |||
| V. vulnificus | MLT1009 | Human blood | V. vulnificus clone01_A10 (EF 546246) |
| V. vulnificus clone02_A02 (EF546248) | |||
| V. vulnificus | MLT LL728 | Human | V. vulnificus clone01_A10 (EF 546246) |
| V. vulnificus clone02_A02 (EF 546248) | |||
| V. vulnificus | MLT1003 | Human blood | V. vulnificus strain 1003BG‐OR (AY 676130) |
| Vibrio cholerae, O1E | CDC | Human | Not tested |
| V. cholerae, O139 | ICDDR‐B CA SHD | Human | Not tested |
| V. cholerae, O1 | FDA 6707 | Human | Not tested |
| V. cholerae, non‐O1 | FDA 140‐58 | Environmental | Not tested |
| Aeromonas hydrophila | USDA K144 | Unknown | A. hydrophila (AB 034761) |
| Aeromonas veronii | ATCC 9071 | Frog | A. veronii HC050630A‐1 (EF 669480) |
| Aeromonas sobria | ATCC 35993 | Activated sludge | A. sobria (AY 827494) |
ATCC, American Type Culture Collection, Manassas, VA; CECT, Coleccion Espanola de Cultivos Tipo, Valencia, Spain provided by Covadonga Arias, Auburn University, Auburn, AL; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; FDA, provided by Angelo DePaola, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Dauphin Island, AL; ICDDR‐B, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research‐Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh; USDA, United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, Wyndmoor, PA; MLT, provided by Mark L. Tamplin, while at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Accession number for 16S rDNA sequences of Vibrio spp. from NCBI database that showed high sequence similarity.
16s rDNA sequences were generated in this study and were submitted to the NCBI database, because no previous sequence existed in the database for these strains.