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vibrio

UK //ˈvɪbriəʊ//US //ˈvɪbrioʊ//

词源

源自拉丁语 'vibrare'(意为振动),因细菌运动时呈现快速摆动而得名。

noun

❶ 弧菌,一种弯曲杆状细菌,常见于水生环境,部分种类可引发人类疾病如霍乱或伤口感染。

“Vibrio cholerae is the bacterium responsible for cholera outbreaks.”

(霍乱弧菌是导致霍乱爆发的细菌。)

“Some vibrio species can cause severe infections in open wounds exposed to seawater.”

(某些弧菌种类会导致接触海水的开放性伤口严重感染。)

同义词:curved bacterium, comma-shaped bacillus

常见短语

vibrio infection — 由弧菌引起的感染,常见症状包括腹泻、发烧或伤口化脓,多通过污染水源或海鲜传播。

“The fisherman was hospitalized with a severe vibrio infection after cutting his hand on a crab shell.”

(渔民被螃蟹壳割伤手后因严重弧菌感染住院。)