Associations to the word «Vibrios»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

VIBRIO, noun. Curved rodlike motile bacterium.

Wise words

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