Updated on November 12, 2024 Vibrios Briefly describe Vibrios spp. The name Vibrio was derived by Filippo pacini from isolated microorganisms he called vibrions from cholera patients in 1854. . Vibrio is derived from the characteristic vibratory motility (vibrare, meaning to vibrate) Vibrio is a gram negative comma-shaped bacilli (S-shaped or spiral forms may be...