Characteristics

Strains

A19008

A19010

CECT 4638

CAIM 1797

JM 089

Adhesion

Hydrophobicity

Autoagglutination (%)

29.6 ± 5.7 (L)

10.5 ± 4.8 (L)

1.36 ± 1.2 (L)

4.3 ± 3.5 (L)

22.9 ± 8.3 (L)

SAT (mol l-1)

0.2 (S)

0.9 (S)

0.9 (S)

0.9 (S)

0.9 (S)

MATH (% partition)

SPE

47.3 ± 1.4  (L)

-1.1 ± 6.1  (L)

-42.2 ± 6.2 (L)

-71.1 ± 2.9 (L)

-74.9 ± 3.5 (L)

MIC

23.4 ± 6.9 (L)

19.2 ± 6.1 (L)

36.7 ± 19.1 (L)

26.3 ± 19.4 (L)

32.5 ± 10.8 (L)

CFU

56.7 ± 3.2 (M)

81.9 ± 2.3 (S)

82.5 ± 2.6 (S)

79.5 ± 2.6 (S)

51.9 ± 3.1 (M)

Slime layer

+

+

+

+

-

Biofilm production (OD570)

1.23 ± 0.14

1.20 ± 0.41

1.12 ± 0.24

1.09 ± 0.18

Overflow

Motility

Swimming (mm)

9.0 ± 0.3 (+)

5.6 ± 1.0 (+)

3.3 ± 0.6 (+)

4.1 ± 0.6 (+)

ND

Swarming

-

-

-

-

Twitching

++

+

+

+

MIC (norfloxacin) (µg ml-1)

10.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

ND

MBC (norfloxacin) (µg ml-1)

16.9

16.9

16.9

16.9

SAT: Salt Aggregation Test; MATH: Microbial Adhesion to Hydrocarbons; SPE: Spectrophotometer; Mic: Microscope; CFU: Colony Forming Unit; MIC: Minimum Inhibitory Concentration; MBC: Minimum Bactericidal Concentration; L: Low; M: Moderate; S: Strong; ND: Not Done; +: Positive; ++: Strong Positive; -: Negative; Data are expressed as mean ± SD.
Table 1: Characteristics of live cells of Vibrio scophthalm.