Vibrio /Vib·rio/ (vib´re-o) a genus of gram-negative bacteria (family Spirillaceae). V. cho´lerae (V. com´ma), or cholera vibrio, is the cause of Asiatic cholera; V. metschniko´vii causes gastroenteritis; V. parahaemoly´ticus causes gastroenteritis due to consumption of raw or undercooked seafood; and V. vulni´ficus causes septicemia and cellulitis in persons who have consumed raw seafood.
vibrio /vib·rio/ (vib´re-o) pl. vibrio´nes, vibrios an organism of the genus Vibrio or other spiral motile organism.
vibrio
vibrio /vib·rio/ (vib´re-o) pl. vibrio´nes, vibrios an organism of the genus Vibrio or other spiral motile organism.
cholera vibrio Vibrio cholerae ; see Vibrio .
El Tor vibrio a biotype of Vibrio cholerae ; see Vibrio .
Vib·ri·o (v b r - )n. A genus of gram-negative, motile, S-shaped or comma-shaped bacteria some species of which are saprophytes in salt and fresh water and in soil, while others are parasites or pathogens. |
vibrio
[vib′rē·ō]
Etymology: L, vibrare
any bacterium that is curved and motile, such as those belonging to the genus Vibrio. Cholera and several other epidemic forms of gastroenteritis are caused by members of the genus.
Vibrio
a genus of gram-negative, short, motile, curved or straight rods in the family Vibrionaceae of bacteria. Microaerophilic species are now classified as Campylobacter spp.
Vibrio anguillarum
causes disease in freshwater and marine fish and eels.
Vibrio coli, Vibrio fetus
see campylobacter.
Vibrio meleagridis
isolated from sinuses of turkeys with sinusitis. Not a recognized bacterial species.
Vibrio metchnikovii
found in the intestine of humans and birds; causes a cholera-like enteritis.
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
found in sea foods; causes enteritis in humans.
vibrio
an organism of the genus Vibrio, or other spiral motile organism.
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