A genus of Gram-negative bacteria which are found in water and cause cholera.<\/p>\n
One of the two genera within the family Spirillaceae, and consisting of aerobic Gram-negative curved rods. The organisms possess a characteristic darting motility, and may present an irregular morphology on culture. Vibrio cholerae is the causative organism of Asiatic cholera, and is diagnosed by cultivation on Dieudonne\u2019s medium, specific peptone-water sugar reactions, agglutination by \u2018O\u2019 and \u2018H\u2019 antisera (the former being specific), production of indole and nitrites from peptone water (cholera-red reaction), Voges – Proskauer and haemolysis tests. Vibrio eltor (the el Tor vibrio), connected with less severe cholera, is a haemolytic biotype of Vibrio cholerae with differing (+) VP and resistance to polymyxin. Paracholera vibrios (from less severe choleraic outbreaks) may show differing biochemical reactions and are distinguished by their \u2018O\u2019 antigens. Yet other vibrios may be non-pathogenic, or infectious only to domestic animals.<\/p>\n
Genus of comma-shaped bacteria, some members of which produce disease in humans (e.g.. Vibrio cholerae, the agent that causes cholera).<\/p>\n
A genus of Gram-negative motile comma-shaped bacteria widely distributed in soil and water. Most species are saprophytic but some are parasites, including V. cholerae, which causes cholera.<\/p>\n
A bacterium with a curved shape, such as the vibrio of cholera.<\/p>\n
A genus of curved, motile, gram-negative bacilli, several of which may be pathogenic for humans.<\/p>\n
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A genus of Gram-negative bacteria which are found in water and cause cholera. One of the two genera within the family Spirillaceae, and consisting of aerobic Gram-negative curved rods. The organisms possess a characteristic darting motility, and may present an irregular morphology on culture. Vibrio cholerae is the causative organism of Asiatic cholera, and is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-v"],"yoast_head":"\n