Vibrion (Noun)
Meaning
Curved rodlike motile bacterium.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The curved rodlike shape of the vibrion bacterium allows it to move quickly through the water.
- Vibrio cholerae is a type of vibrion that can cause cholera in humans.
- The microbiologist studied the vibrion under a microscope to observe its motility.
- The curved shape of the vibrion also helps it to attach to the intestinal walls of its host.
- The presence of the vibrion in the water sample indicated that it was contaminated with bacteria.