vibrio comma agent

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• Vibrio — A group of bacteria that includes Vibrio cholerae, the agent of cholera, (a devastating and sometimes lethal disease with profuse watery diarrhea) and Vibrio comma (which is shaped like a comma). Vibrio move about actively . The word “vibrio” in… …   Medical dictionary

• vibrio — /ˈvɪbrioʊ/ (say vibreeoh) noun (plural vibrios) any bacterium of the genus Vibrio, made up of comma shaped organisms, the most important of which is V. comma, the causative agent of Asiatic cholera. {New Latin, from Latin vibrāre shake} –vibrioid …  

• History of emerging infectious diseases — The discovery of disease causing pathogens is an important activity in the field of medical science, as many viruses, bacteria, protozoa, fungi, helminthes and prions are identified as a confirmed or potential pathogen. A Center for Disease… …   Wikipedia

• bacteria — bacterial, adj. bacterially, adv. /bak tear ee euh/, n.pl., sing. bacterium / tear ee euhm/. ubiquitous one celled organisms, spherical, spiral, or rod shaped and appearing singly or in chains, comprising the Schizomycota, a phylum of the kingdom …   Universalium

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• Koch, Robert — ▪ German bacteriologist Introduction in full  Robert Heinrich Hermann Koch  born Dec. 11, 1843, Clausthal, Hannover [now Clausthal Zellerfeld, Ger.] died May 27, 1910, Baden Baden, Ger.  German physician and one of the founders of bacteriology.… …   Universalium

• Max von Gruber — (July 6, 1853, Vienna – September 16, 1927, Berchtesgaden) was an Austrian scientist. As a bacteriologist he discovered specific agglutination in 1896 with his colleague Herbert Edward Durham (Gruber Widal reaction). But his main interests were… …   Wikipedia

• Bacteria — Single celled microorganisms which can exist either as independent (free living) organisms or as parasites (dependent upon another organism for life). Examples of bacteria include: {{}}Acidophilus, a normal inhabitant of yogurt, Chlamydia, which… …   Medical dictionary