Vibrio cholerae
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Vibrio cholerae is a Gram-negative, comma-shaped bacterium that causes the acute diarrheal disease cholera in humans.
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gram-negative bacterium
→
bacterial species → pathogenic bacterium → |
| association |
plankton
→
shellfish → zooplankton → |
| chromosome |
large chromosome
→
small chromosome → |
| chromosomeCount |
2
→
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| class |
Gammaproteobacteria
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| clinicalManifestation |
acute watery diarrhea
→
electrolyte imbalance → severe dehydration → |
| colonyCharacteristic |
yellow colonies on TCBS agar
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| discoveredBy |
Filippo Pacini
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| discoveryYear |
1854
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| diseaseCaused |
cholera
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| domain |
Bacteria
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| family |
Vibrionaceae
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| flagellation |
single polar flagellum
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| genomeType |
circular double-stranded DNA
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| genus |
Vibrio
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| GramStain |
Gram-negative
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| growthRequirement |
requires salt for optimal growth
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| habitat |
aquatic environments
→
brackish water → coastal waters → |
| host |
human
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| laboratoryMedium |
thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose agar
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| metabolism |
ferments sucrose
→
oxidase-positive → |
| motility |
motile
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| naturalHabitat |
estuaries
→
river deltas → |
| notableSerogroupsCause |
epidemic cholera
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| O1Biotype |
El Tor
→
classical → |
| order |
Vibrionales
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| oxygenRequirement |
facultative anaerobe
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| phylum |
Pseudomonadota
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| prevention |
improved sanitation
→
oral cholera vaccines → safe drinking water → |
| serogroup |
O1
→
O139 → |
| shape |
comma-shaped
→
curved rod → |
| taxonRank |
species
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| toxinProduced |
cholera toxin
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| toxinType |
AB5 enterotoxin
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| transmissionRoute |
fecal-oral
→
ingestion of contaminated food → ingestion of contaminated water → |
| treatment |
antibiotics such as doxycycline
→
intravenous fluids → oral rehydration therapy → |
| virulenceFactor |
cholera toxin
→
hemagglutinin/protease → toxin-coregulated pilus → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Robert Koch
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discovered |
|
Unit 731
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notablePathogen |