NCIt definition : A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram negative, curved rod shaped bacteria assigned
to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile, oxidase and lysine decarboxylase
positive, hemolytic, halophilic and can use a wide variety of sugars as carbon sources.
V. parahaemolyticus is a marine organism and a pathogen that causes gastroenteritis
and wound infections.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Vibrio parahaemolyticus.;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping