Tryptophanase-positive bacteria in the marine environment.
The prevalence of indole-positive organisms in the gut and environment of marine animals was studied. Indole formation by a group of the isolates was found to occur only in the presence of tryptophan. The isolates examined were all assigned to the genus Vibrio.
D000818:Animals; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003445:Crustacea; D007211:Indoles / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology; D008386:Marine Biology; D008974:Mollusca; D012487:Salmonidae; D012623:Seawater; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000378:metabolism; D014366:Tryptophan Oxygenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D014733:Vibrio / Q000145:classification* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D014871:Water Microbiology
D007211:Indoles; D014364:Tryptophan; D014366:Tryptophan Oxygenase