Description of Vibrio fortis SFD 22

Cells are Gram-stain-negative, non-flagellated, nonpigmented and rod-shaped. Colonies are opaque, smooth, low convex and cream colored after incubation for 3 days on MA at 25℃. Positive for esculin hydrolysis, but negative for nitrate reduction, indole production, glucose fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, urease, gelatin hydrolysis and β -galactosidase in API 20NE. Dose not utilize D-glucose, L-arabinose, D-mannose, D-mannitol, N-acetyl-glucosamine, D-maltose, potassium gluconate, capric acid, adipic acid, malic acid, trisodium citrate and phenylacetic acid. Strain SFD 22 (= NIBR BAC 000498472) was isolated from a Sargassum fulvellum sample, Jeju Island, Korea.