vibrio
noun
any of several comma- or S -shaped bacteria of the genus Vibrio, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other animals.
vibrios
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pluralof vibrio.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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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
El Tor strains of cholera vibrios take their name from a Sinai Peninsula quarantine station where they were originally found in Mecca-bound Moslem pilgrims.
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
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
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
