TABLE 2.
Results obtained with environmental isolates used to evaluate the selective medium VVM and the specificity of the V3VV probe
| Species | No. of strains | VVMa | V3VVb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vibrio aestuarianus | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Vibrio alginolyticus | 24 | 9 | 0 |
| Vibrio anguillarum | 67 | 3 | 0 |
| Vibrio cincinnatiensis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vibrio costicola | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vibrio cholerae | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vibrio damsella | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Vibrio diazotrophicus | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Vibrio fluvialis | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Vibrio furnissii | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vibrio harveyi | 32 | 12 | 0 |
| Vibrio logei | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Vibrio mediterranei | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Vibrio metschnikovii | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Vibrio mimicus | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Vibrio mytili | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vibrio natriegens | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Vibrio ordalii | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Vibrio parahaemolyticus | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Vibrio pelagius | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vibrio proteolyticus | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Vibrio splendidus | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Vibrio vulnificus | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Plesiomonas shigelloides | 3 | 0 | 0 |
a
Number of strains, grown on VVM, showing yellow colonies.
b
Number of strains which showed positive hybridization with the V3VV probe.