Vibrio Definition

vĭbrē-ō
vibrios
noun
vibrios
Any of a genus (Vibrio) of short, flagellate, Gram-negative bacteria shaped like a comma or S: one species (V. cholerae) causes cholera.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • vibrion
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pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Vibrionaceae "” gram-negative bacteria possessing a curved rod shape (comma shape), several species of which can cause foodborne infection,.

Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Vibrio

Noun

Singular:
vibrio
Plural:
vibrios

Origin of Vibrio

  • New Latin Vibriō genus name from Latin vibrāre to vibrate (from their vibratory motion) vibrate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From an Italian coinage vibrione by Filippo Pacini

    From Wiktionary

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