Taber's Medical Dictionary
Bdellovibrio
(dĕl″ō-vĭb′-rē-ō″ )
[Gr. bdello, leech, + vibrio ]
A genus of gram-negative bacteria that parasitize other bacteria by living and reproducing inside them.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Bdellovibrio." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733499/all/Bdellovibrio.
Bdellovibrio. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733499/all/Bdellovibrio. Accessed May 15, 2026.
Bdellovibrio. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733499/all/Bdellovibrio
Bdellovibrio [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 May 15]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733499/all/Bdellovibrio.
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