| Accession | VIRO:0000453 |
| Definition | Vibrio genus consists of bacteria that are gram-negative, usually motile rods, are mesophilic and chemoorganotrophic, and have a facultatively fermentative metabolism. There are over 100 species of Vibrio, most of which are of marine or freshwater origin. The pathogenic Vibrio species of health relevance which are generally transmitted through water and seafood include Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio vulnificus, Vibrio tubiashi, and Vibrio fluvial |
| Classification | 1 ontology terms | Show |
| Parent Term(s) | 1 ontology terms | Show |
| Sub-Term(s) | 2 ontology terms | Show |
| Publications | Osunla CA, et al. 2017. Int J Environ Res Public Health 14(10): Vibrio Pathogens: A Public Health Concern in Rural Water Resources in Sub-Saharan Africa. (PMID 28991153) Thompson FL, et al. 2005. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 71(9):5107-15 Phylogeny and molecular identification of vibrios on the basis of multilocus sequence analysis. (PMID 16151093) |