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Vibrio
Vibrio is a genus of bacteria, included in the gamma subgroup of the Proteobacteria. Some are associated with diarrheal disease and other symptoms. Species of Vibrio include:
- Vibrio cholerae, the agent that causes cholera
- Vibrio vulnificus, associated with infections after eating seafood
- Vibrio parahaemolyticus
- Vibrio harveyi and Vibrio fischeri, symbiotes that live in marine animals and bioluminesce through the mechanism of quorum sensing. Also found in planktonic and parasitic forms.
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