Ecology of Vibrio mimicus in aquatic environments

Ecology of Vibrio mimicus in aquatic environments.

An environmental study was done to examine the prevalence of Vibrio mimicus in some aquatic environments of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and of Okayama, Japan. Water samples from Dhaka environments and water and plankton samples from Okayama environments were quantitatively as well as qualitatively analyzed throughout the seasons for V. mimicus. The organism was isolated from Bangladesh environments thro...

[Ecology of Vibrio cholerae serogroup 01 in aquatic environments].

The endemic and seasonal nature of cholera depends upon the survival of Vibrio cholerae 01 in a viable but not necessarily culturable state in ecologic niches in aquatic environments during interepidemic periods. To understand the ecology of V. cholerae it is necessary to know which aquatic ecosystems can harbor it and thus contribute to the endemic presence of cholera in Latin America. This ar...

Interaction between Vibrio mimicus and Acanthamoeba castellanii

Vibrio mimicus is a Gram-negative bacterium, which causes gastroenteritis and is closely related to Vibrio cholerae. The environmental reservoir of this bacterium is far from defined. Acanthamoeba as well as Vibrio species are found in diverse aquatic environments. The present study was aimed to investigate the ability of A. castellanii to host V. mimicus, the role of bacterial protease on inte...

Crystal Structure of Arylesterase from Vibrio Mimicus

Introduction: Esterases (E.C. 3.1.1.) are widely distributed in nature and catalyze the hydrolysis of ester bonds. Arylesterases (E.C. 3.1.1.2.) show a preferential substrate specificity for aromatic esters. The mammalian arylesterases play important roles in the detoxification of organophosphorous compounds and are used as diagnostic indicators for liver cirrhosis. Very little is known about t...

Evolutionary ecology of species ranges in aquatic environments.