Growth Characteristics ferments sucrose and mannose but not arabinose o Halophilic( requiring the presence of Nacl to grow Culture convex, smooth, round colonies that are opaque and granular in transmitted light xV.cholerae grows well one(TCBs) agar a vibrios grow at a very high pH(.5-9.5) and are rapidly killed by acid 10/14/2013 Vibrios helicobacter Campylobacters/ Junqi Zhang10/14/2013 Vibrios, Helicobacter & Campylobacters/ Junqi Zhang 9 Growth Characteristics  ferments sucrose and mannose but not arabinose  Halophilic( requiring the presence of NaCl to grow ) Culture convex, smooth, round colonies that are opaque and granular in transmitted light V.cholerae grows well one (TCBS) agar vibrios grow at a very high pH (8.5–9.5) and are rapidly killed by acid