vibrio
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Origin of vibrio
< New Latin (1854), equivalent to Latin vibr ( āre ) to shake + -iō noun suffix
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Cholera is an acute intestinal infection that spreads through food and water contaminated with the bacterium vibrio cholerae, often from faeces.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
According to Cheryl McCloud at the Herald Tribune, "at least eight people in Florida have died so far this year from the so-called 'flesh eating' bacteria" vibrio vulnificus.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2023
“Flood waters and standing waters following a hurricane pose many risks, including infectious diseases such as vibrio vulnificus,” the county health department said in a news release Oct.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
But vibrio vulnificus — one of several species of vibrio that have different characteristics — can lead to similarly severe infections.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2022
The discovery was received with much scepticism in some quarters, and the claim of Koch’s vibrio to be the true cause of cholera was long disputed, but is now universally acknowledged.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
The researchers found that vibrios, especially Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae, were highly abundant in both the intestinal tract and the ichthyocarbonates.
From Science Daily ● May 31, 2026
Instead, it was a strain of the El Tor group of vibrios,* one which had previously confined its disease-causing activities to the Indonesian island of Celebes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Grazing animals apparently pick up the infection from contaminated feed or water, after which the vibrios settle quietly in their genitalia and cause no discernible illness in adult animals.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week scientists took a step toward identifying the mysterious killing disease: infection from common, usually harmless bacteria known as vibrios.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is when confronted by the overwhelming signal of free molecules of endotoxin, evoking memories of vibrios in great numbers, that the limulus flies into panic, launches all his defenses at once, and destroys himself.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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