VIBRIO


Meaning of VIBRIO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvi-brē-ˌō ]

noun

( plural -rios )

Etymology: New Latin, Vibrion-, Vibrio, from Latin vibrare to wave

Date: circa 1864

: any of a genus ( Vibrio ) of short rigid motile bacteria that are straight or curved rods and include pathogens especially of gastrointestinal diseases (as cholera)

• vib·ri·on·ic ˌvi-brē-ˈä-nik adjective

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