May 14, 2024 · Overview of Vibrio infection, including information on symptoms, treatment, and more.

Vibrio is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria, which have a characteristic curved-rod (comma) shape, [1][2][3][4] several species of which can cause foodborne infection or soft-tissue infection called …

What is Vibrio infection (Vibriosis)? About a dozen Vibrio species can cause human illness, known as vibriosis. The most common species causing human illness in the United States are Vibrio …

Aug 28, 2025 · Almost a dozen Vibrio species can cause vibriosis, but the most dangerous is Vibrio vulnificus. This species of Vibrio can cause life-threatening infections if swallowed or contracted …

Apr 8, 2023 · Immediate treatment with antibiotics can cure a Vibrio vulnificus infection in most people. You can prevent or greatly reduce your risk of infection by following food safety guidelines and …

Nov 13, 2025 · Florida has reported 31 cases of Vibrio vulnificus, or "flesh-eating" bacteria, so far this year, resulting in five deaths. The bacteria thrives in warm, brackish seawater and can infect humans...

Sep 10, 2025 · The Florida woman nearly lost her life and her leg to the flesh-eating bacteria known as Vibrio vulnificus, or Vibrio, after swimming with her daughter in Santa Rosa Sound off Pensacola …

Jul 20, 2025 · The primary way people become infected with Vibrio is by consuming raw or undercooked seafood, especially shellfish. Oysters are a common source because as filter feeders, they can …

Sep 29, 2025 · Vibrio vulnificus infections can be serious and life-threatening infections. They can lead to necrotizing fasciitis, a severe form of the infection in which the flesh around an open wound dies. …

vibrio, (genus Vibrio), any of a group of comma-shaped bacteria in the family Vibrionaceae. Vibrios are aquatic microorganisms, some species of which cause serious diseases in humans and other animals.