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vibrio (vib´re-o)   an organism of the genus Vibrio, or other spiral motile organism.
 

cholera vibrio  Vibrio cholerae.

noncholera vibrios  a group of microorganisms that are similar to Vibrio cholerae but differ from it immunologically and having variable pathogenic properties. Many that were isolated from water or from the feces of individuals with mild diarrheal disease have been named for the place of their discovery, such as V. danu´bicus, V. ghin´da, and V. massau´ah.





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