The bacterial genus Vibrio comprises approximately 100 species, about ten of which are pathogenic to humans.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by primary source (ISS press release) and multiple independent peer-reviewed microbiology reviews consistently citing ~100 species and ~10 pathogenic species, though exact totals vary somewhat by taxonomic database update over time.
Sources
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- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5664689/ (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/food-science/vibrio (sciencedirect.com)
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/am/pii/S2542519621001698 (sciencedirect.com)
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