A genus of VIBRIONACEAE, made up of short, slightly curved, motile, gram-negative rods. Various species produce cholera and other gastrointestinal disorders as well as abortion in sheep and cattle.
Entry Term(s)
Beneckea
Registry Numbers
txid662
NLM Classification #
QW 141
Public MeSH Note
90; BENECKEA was see under VIBRIONACEAE 1978-89, was heading 1963-65
Online Note
use VIBRIONACEAE to search BENECKEA 1978-89
History Note
90; BENECKEA was see under VIBRIONACEAE l978-89, was heading 1963-65
A genus of VIBRIONACEAE, made up of short, slightly curved, motile, gram-negative rods. Various species produce cholera and other gastrointestinal disorders as well as abortion in sheep and cattle.