Definition of vibrio Vibrio

vib•ri•o

We found 4 definitions of vibrio from 4 different sources.

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What does vibrio mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: vibrioes

vibrio - curved rodlike motile bacterium
  vibrion
  eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
  genus vibrio a genus of bacteria
  comma bacillus, vibrio comma comma-shaped bacteria that cause Asiatic cholera
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  • vibrio (Noun)
    Any of several bacteria, of the genus , shaped like a curved rod.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • vibrio (n.)
    A genus of motile bacteria characterized by short, slightly sinuous filaments and an undulatory motion; also, an individual of this genus.

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