title: Halophilic vibrios from human tissue infections on the pacific coast of Australia.
abstract: Inshore sea waters harbour a variety of halophilic bacteria which increase in the warmer seasons. Ten Vibrio alginolyticus, 3 V. parahaemolyticus and 3 lactose-fermenting (L +) strains of vibrio were isolated in 3 yr from wound and ear infections, salpingitis and sputum in 2 coastal towns; 14 isolations were in summer. Clinically the cases resembled ordinary pyogenic infections. The API 20E kit and determination of NaCl tolerance permitted identification of the strains with reasonable confidence. Only a few characteristics were essential for presumptive identification.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014736:Vibrio parahaemolyticus / Q000302:isolation & purification