Vibrio

Word VIBRIO
Character 6
Hyphenation vib ri o
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Definitions and meanings of "Vibrio"

What do we mean by vibrio?

Any of various short, motile, S-shaped or comma-shaped bacteria of the genus Vibrio, especially V. cholerae, which causes cholera. noun

A genus or formgenus of Schizomycetes or bacteria, by some authorities regarded as the same as Spirillum. noun

lowercase; pl. vibrios or vibriones (vib′ ri-ōz, vibri-ō′ nēz). A member of this genus; a vibrion; a motile bacterium. noun

lowercase An animalcule like or mistaken for a bacterium, and misplaced in the genus Vibrio: an old name of some minute nematoids, as those species of Tylenchus which infest wheat and cause ear-cockles. noun

A genus of motile bacteria characterized by short, slightly sinuous filaments and an undulatory motion; also, an individual of this genus. proper noun

Any of several bacteria, of the genus Vibrio, shaped like a curved rod noun

Curved rodlike motile bacterium noun

Any of several bacteria, of the genus Vibrio, shaped like a curved rod.

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The word "vibrio" in example sentences

Cholera is an serious intestinal infection caused by eating food or drinking water contaminated with a bacteria known as vibrio cholera. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Second quote:"The water in New Orleans has always had organisms called vibrio that cause cholera and cholera-like illnesses and could result in diarrhea, fever and severe dehydration." ❋ Beach Blogger (2005)

Cholera, an acute diarrheal disease caused by infection of the intestine with the bacterium vibrio cholerae, can be spread when food or water becomes contaminated by the feces of an infected person. ❋ Betsy McKay (2010)

Rates of vibrio, bacteria that can contaminate raw shellfish, are up approximately 22%; and rates of listeria, found in raw or undercooked meat, dairy products, smoked fish and hot dogs and lunchmeats, are up approximately 19%, the report shows. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This year the Food and Drug Administration tried to require that raw oysters harvested in Gulf states in summer be treated in order to lower rates of an especially dangerous form of vibrio: vibrio vulnificus. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The most recent data shows that there were 11 deaths due to vibrio in California, Florida, Louisiana and Texas. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Deaths caused by vibrio vulnificus are trending downward, says Kevin Begos, director of the Franklin County (Florida) Oyster and Seafood Task Force. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In some instances, the cuts allow a dangerous seaborne bacterium, vibrio vulnificus, to infect the skin, causing blistering or lesions. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The culprit is vibrio, a naturally occurring bacteria that's more prevalent in the bay during hot weather. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The state health department says there have been 24 cases of vibrio infection this year. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified a single strain of vibrio cholerae bacteria in specimens from 14 people who had been ill in the Artibonite region, where the epidemic first erupted. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Tests showed a three-year-old boy who was suffering from severe dehydration, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea had the bacteria vibrio cholerae 01, the health ministry's executive director, Gabriel Timothee, told AP. ❋ Rory Carroll (2010)

Tests carried out on three out of seven samples received in the government labs in Kathmandu reveal that the diarrhoea was caused by the cholera-causing bacterium, vibrio cholarae. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The main cause of cholera is a rod shaped, short curved germ known a vibrio cholerae. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Cholera is caused by food or water tainted with vibrio cholera bacteria, the World Health Organization says. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The cholera vibrio was shown to be a native inhabitant of the Chesapeake Bay and other bays, estuaries, and rivers of temperate and tropical regions. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Cholera is an acute intestinal infection transmitted through water or food contaminated with the bacteria vibrio cholerae. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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