Vibrio (genus)/Related Articles

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Microbiology [r]: The study of microorganisms (overlapping with areas of virology, bacteriology, mycology, and parasitology). ^[e]
Bacteria [r]: A major group of single-celled microorganisms. ^[e]
Vibrionaceae [r]: A family of facultatively anaerobic bacteria, containing the genera Vibrio, Aeromonas, and Photobacterium ^[e]

Vibrio alginolyticus [r]: Add brief definition or description
Vibrio carchariae [r]: Add brief definition or description
Vibrio cholerae [r]: Motile, Gram-negative curved-rod shaped bacterium, with a polar flagellum that causes cholera in humans. ^[e]
Vibrio cincinnatiensis [r]: Add brief definition or description
Vibrio damsela [r]: Add brief definition or description
Vibrio fluvialis [r]: Add brief definition or description
Vibrio furnissii [r]: Add brief definition or description
Vibrio harveyi [r]: Gram-negative, rod-shaped bioluminescent marine bacteria, responsible for luminous vibriosis, a disease that affects commercially-farmed penaeid prawns. ^[e]
Vibrio hollisae [r]: Add brief definition or description
Vibrio mimicus [r]: Add brief definition or description
Vibrio parahaemolyticus [r]: Curved, rod-shaped, Gram-negative bacterium found in brackish saltwater, which, when ingested, causes gastrointestinal illness in humans. ^[e]
Vibrio vulnificus [r]: Gram-negative, motile, curved, rod-shaped bacteria present in marine environments, capable of causing septicemia in individuals with an underlying chronic disease, as well as causing wound infections to persons who handle shellfish. ^[e]