Medical services report an increase in infections caused by the bacterium Vibrio vulnificus. Photo: commons.wikimedia.org by CDC/ Janice Haney Carr, https://creativecommons.org/public-domain/pdm/ Flagellated Vibrio Vulnificus Bacterium - Colorized Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) - cdc.gov - 1576 x 1080Transmission MechanismsVibrio vulnificus is a Gram-negative bacterium from the Vibrionaceae family. Due to this mechanism, the bacterium is often called "flesh-eating," though it does not consume tissue but causes necrosis through its metabolic products. "The Vibrio vulnificus infection is dangerous because of its speed. Lemon juice, sauces, or alcohol do not kill Vibrio vulnificus within the mollusk's tissues.