Bacterium
vibrionaceae
Subclass of:
Gram-Negative Facultatively Anaerobic Rods; Gammaproteobacteria
Definitions related to vibrionaceae:
  • A family of gram-negative bacteria whose members predominate in the bacterial flora of PLANKTON; FISHES; and SEAWATER. Some members are important pathogens for humans and animals.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A taxonomic family of bacterium found in fresh or salt water, in the phylum Proteobacteria that includes the genera Catenococcus, Grimontia, Listonella and Photobacterium, among others.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Anaerobic gram negative straight or curved rods; primarily aquatic; several species are pathogenic for man, fish, eels, and frogs.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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