Aeromonas
E933191
Aeromonas is a genus of Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria commonly found in aquatic environments and known for causing infections in fish and opportunistic infections in humans.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | bacterial genus ⓘ |
| antibioticResistance | often resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics ⓘ |
| antibioticSusceptibility |
often susceptible to fluoroquinolones
ⓘ
often susceptible to third-generation cephalosporins ⓘ |
| associatedWithDisease |
gastroenteritis in humans
ⓘ
hemorrhagic septicemia in fish ⓘ septicemia in humans ⓘ ulcerative disease in fish ⓘ wound infections in humans ⓘ |
| cellShape | rod-shaped ⓘ |
| class | Gammaproteobacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clinicalRelevance |
important fish pathogen
ⓘ
opportunistic human pathogen ⓘ |
| family | Aeromonadaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flagellaType | polar flagella ⓘ |
| foundIn |
amphibians
ⓘ
fish ⓘ humans ⓘ reptiles ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-negative ⓘ |
| habitat |
aquatic animals
ⓘ
brackish water ⓘ drinking water distribution systems ⓘ freshwater environments ⓘ soil ⓘ wastewater ⓘ |
| kingdom | Bacteria ⓘ |
| metabolism |
catalase-positive
ⓘ
oxidase-positive ⓘ |
| motility | motile ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Aeromonas caviae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aeromonas hydrophila NERFINISHED ⓘ Aeromonas salmonicida NERFINISHED ⓘ Aeromonas veronii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| optimalTemperature | around 28–30 °C ⓘ |
| order | Aeromonadales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | facultatively anaerobic ⓘ |
| pathogenicTo |
fish
ⓘ
humans ⓘ |
| phylum | Pseudomonadota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produces |
enterotoxins
ⓘ
hemolysins ⓘ lipases ⓘ proteases ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| temperaturePreference | mesophilic ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute |
exposure of wounds to contaminated water
ⓘ
ingestion of contaminated food ⓘ ingestion of contaminated water ⓘ |
| waterQualityIndicator | potential indicator of microbial contamination in water ⓘ |
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