Definitions of vibrion
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curved rodlike motile bacterium
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synonyms:
vibrio
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types:
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Vibrio comma, comma bacillus
comma-shaped bacteria that cause Asiatic cholera
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Vibrio fetus
bacteria that cause abortion in sheep
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type of:
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eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
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Vibrio comma, comma bacillus
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