vibrio

IPA: vˈaɪbrioʊ

Examples of "vibrio" in Sentences

The culprit is vibrio, a naturally occurring bacteria that's more prevalent in the bay during hot weather.
The most recent data shows that there were 11 deaths due to vibrio in California, Florida, Louisiana and Texas.
In some instances, the cuts allow a dangerous seaborne bacterium, vibrio vulnificus, to infect the skin, causing blistering or lesions.
Cholera is an serious intestinal infection caused by eating food or drinking water contaminated with a bacteria known as vibrio cholera.
Deaths caused by vibrio vulnificus are trending downward, says Kevin Begos, director of the Franklin County (Florida) Oyster and Seafood Task Force.
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.
This year the Food and Drug Administration tried to require that raw oysters harvested in Gulf states in summer be treated in order to lower rates of an especially dangerous form of vibrio: vibrio vulnificus.
Rates of vibrio, bacteria that can contaminate raw shellfish, are up approximately 22%; and rates of listeria, found in raw or undercooked meat, dairy products, smoked fish and hot dogs and lunchmeats, are up approximately 19%, the report shows.