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
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,.

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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

Vibrio Sentence Examples

  • Polarity is clearly seen in Vibrio cholerae, a highly motile pathogen that swims by rapidly rotating a single polar flagellum.

  • If the sinuosity is slight we have the Vibrio form; if pronounced, and the spiral winding well marked, the forms are known as Spirillum, Spirochaete, &c. These and similar terms have been applied partly to individual cells, but more often to filaments consisting of several cells; and much confusion has arisen form the difficulty of defining the terms themselves.

  • In 1887 he was the first after Koch to isolate the cholera vibrio, which he found in emigrants on SS Britannia.

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Words Starting With

VVIVIB

Words Ending With

OIORIO

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Words Starting With V and Ending With O

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With V6 Letter Words Ending With O