vibrio
Comma-shaped bacterial cell
Vibrio is a genus of comma-shaped bacteria, many species of which thrive in water. *Vibrio cholerae* causes cholera; *Vibrio vulnificus* can cause severe infections from contaminated shellfish or seawater entering wounds.
The name comes from the Latin for "to vibrate," describing how these bacteria move with a whip-like flagellum.
Bacterial disease causing fatal dehydration
- gastroenteritisInflamed digestive tract illness
- septicemiaInfection spreading through bloodstream
- diarrheaFrequent liquid bowel movements
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
toxin · virulence · outbreak · epidemic · contamination · infection · rehydration · quarantine
Salty ocean fluid
- oystersEdible marine mollusks
- shellfishAquatic creatures with exoskeletons
- aquaticWater-inhabiting
- bioluminescenceOrganism-generated light emission
estuarine · brackish · coral · fish · squid · plankton · coastal · seafood
Bacterial disease causing fatal dehydration
- salmonellaFoodborne bacterial illness
- listeriaFoodborne bacterial infection
- enterobacteriaIntestinal bacterial family
Smoothly bent, not angular
- rod-shapedLong and cylindrical
- spiralCurve winding around center
- flagellumWhiplike cellular appendage
- motileAble to move independently
Collective social practices
- agarAlgae-derived gelling substance
- coloniesTerritories under foreign control
- biofilmAdhesive layer of microorganisms
- flagellumWhiplike cellular appendage
motility · genomics · pathogenesis · colonization · planktonic · cultivation · microorganism · prokaryote
cholera
Bacterial disease causing fatal dehydration
- gastroenteritisInflamed digestive tract illness
- septicemiaInfection spreading through bloodstream
- diarrheaFrequent liquid bowel movements
dehydration · toxin · virulence · outbreak · epidemic · contamination · infection · rehydration · quarantine · incubation
seawater
Salty ocean fluid
bioluminescence · estuarine · brackish · coral · fish · squid · plankton · coastal · seafood · crustaceans
cholera
Bacterial disease causing fatal dehydration
- salmonellaFoodborne bacterial illness
- listeriaFoodborne bacterial infection
- enterobacteriaIntestinal bacterial family
curved
Smoothly bent, not angular
- rod-shapedLong and cylindrical
- spiralCurve winding around center
- flagellumWhiplike cellular appendage
culture
Collective social practices
- agarAlgae-derived gelling substance
- coloniesTerritories under foreign control
- biofilmAdhesive layer of microorganisms
flagellum · motility · genomics · pathogenesis · colonization · planktonic · cultivation · microorganism · prokaryote · genus
- phone vibrationTactile notification signal
- vibrate modeSoundless alert setting
- gentle vibration
- ground vibration
- phantom vibrationSensing absent device alerts
- vibration alertSilent haptic notification