Paper I — 2024 March (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) — Q22

Paper I

2024 March (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) · 100 marks · 180 min

Question

Name TWO halophilic vibrios.

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Answer

Two halophilic vibrios: Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus — both marine/estuarine, salt-requiring (halophilic) organisms associated with seafood-related gastroenteritis (and, for V. vulnificus, severe wound infection/septicaemia).

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