| human genome project | <molecular biology> A worldwide project to determine the DNA sequence of all the DNA in humans, funded primarily by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the European Commission (EC), and the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. The project will be completed in stages, beginning with a genetic map of man and a sequencing of all human cDNA. As part of the Human Genome Project, the genomes of several other plant and animal models are being studied. (14 Nov 1997) |
|---|---|
| vibrio | <bacteria> Vibrio is a genus of motile, Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria (family Vibrionaceae), some species in this genus cause cholera in humans and other diseases in animals. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Vibrio alginolyticus | A species associated with wound and ear infections, and with bacteraemia in immunocompromised and in burn patients. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Vibrio alginolyticus alkaline protease | <enzyme> Extracellular enzyme stimulated by histidine and urocanic acid Registry number: EC 3.4.21.- Synonym: vaa protease (26 Jun 1999) |
| Vibrio fluvialis | <bacteria> A species, similar to strains of Aeromonas, associated with diarrhoeal disease in humans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Vibrio foetus | <bacteria> Former name for Campylobacter foetus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Vibrio furnissii | <bacteria> An aerogenic strain, similar to Vibrio fluvialis, associated with diarrhoeal disease and outbreaks of gastroenteritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Vibrio hollisae | <bacteria> Species which can cause dysentery in humans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vibrio infections | Infections with bacteria of the genus vibrio. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Vibrio metschnikovii | <bacteria> A species causing acute enteric disease in chickens and other avian species; also isolated from human stool. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Vibrio mimicus | <bacteria> A sucrose-negative strain, similar to Vibrio cholerae, isolated from human stool in diarrhoeal disease and from human ear infections. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vibrio parahaemolyticus | <bacteria> A species of bacteria found in the marine environment, sea foods, and the feces of patients with acute enteritis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Vibrio sputorum | <bacteria> Former name for Campylobacter sputorum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Vibrio vulnificus | <bacteria> A species capable of causing cutaneous lesions in an cirrhotic or immunocompromised patient; usually contracted from contaminated oysters; also a cause of wound infections, especially those associated with handling of shellfish. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Vibrio vulnificus protease | <enzyme> Forms haemorrhagic lesions and causes extensive dermonecrosis; enhances vascular permeability through histamine release and bradykinin generation by activation of the plasma kallikrein -kinin system; immediately inactivated by plasma protein Registry number: EC 3.4.24.- Synonym: vvp protease, vvp gene product (26 Jun 1999) |