Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various short, motile, S-shaped or comma-shaped bacteria of the genus Vibrio, especially V. cholerae, which causes cholera.
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun (Biol.) A genus of motile bacteria characterized by short, slightly sinuous filaments and an undulatory motion; also, an individual of this genus.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of several
bacteria , of the genus Vibrio, shaped like a curved rod
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun curved rodlike motile bacterium
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Cholera is an serious intestinal infection caused by eating food or drinking water contaminated with a bacteria known as vibrio cholera.
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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."
Blood Simple Beach Blogger 2005
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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."
Archive 2005-12-01 Beach Blogger 2005
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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.
Health Officials Expect Cholera to Spread in Haitian Capital Betsy McKay 2010
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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.
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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.
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The most recent data shows that there were 11 deaths due to vibrio in California, Florida, Louisiana and Texas.
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Deaths caused by vibrio vulnificus are trending downward, says Kevin Begos, director of the Franklin County (Florida) Oyster and Seafood Task Force.
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In some instances, the cuts allow a dangerous seaborne bacterium, vibrio vulnificus, to infect the skin, causing blistering or lesions.
Michelle Chen: Crab Industry Workers Reveal Injustice of 'Legal' Migrant Labor 2010
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The culprit is vibrio, a naturally occurring bacteria that's more prevalent in the bay during hot weather.
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