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Vibrio
(vib´re-o)
a genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, motile, straight or curved rod-shaped bacteria. V. cho´lerae is the etiologic agent of cholera; V. metschniko´vii causes gastroenteritis; V. parahaemoly´ticus causes gastroenteritis after consumption of inadequately cooked seafood (especially in Japan); and V. vulni´ficus causes septicemia and cellulitis in persons who eat raw seafood.

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