| umls-concept:C0318256 | skos:definition | MSH: A species of halophilic bacteria in the genus VIBRIO, which lives in warm SEAWATER. It can cause infections in those who eat raw contaminated seafood or have open wounds exposed to seawater.,NCI: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Vibrio vulnificus.,NCI: A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram negative, curved rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile, oxidase positive, hemolytic, halophilic, and can produce acid from arbutin but not from sucrose. V. vulnificus is a marine organism and a pathogen that causes wound infections and septicemia and has a higher rate of mortality than infections caused by other Vibrio species. | lld:umls |
