Definition of "vibrio" [vib•ri•o]

• Any of various short, motile, S-shaped or comma-shaped bacteria of the genus Vibrio, especially V. cholerae, which causes cholera. (noun)

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• "Cholera is an serious intestinal infection caused by eating food or drinking water contaminated with a bacteria known as vibrio cholera."
• "Second quote:"The water in New Orleans has always had organisms called vibrio that cause cholera and cholera-like illnesses and could result in diarrhea, fever and severe dehydration.""
• "Cholera, an acute diarrheal disease caused by infection of the intestine with the bacterium vibrio cholerae, can be spread when food or water becomes contaminated by the feces of an infected person."