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| − | ===Overview=== | + | {{frontpage |
| | + | |pagetitle =Aeromonas species |
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| | + | The ''Aeromona'' species are Gram negative bacteria found in aquatic environments. They are opportunistic pathogens of fish, reptiles and rarely mammals. |
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| − | *Gram negative bacteria
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| − | *Found in aquatic environments
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| − | *Opportunistic pathogens of fish, reptiles and rarely mammals
| + | <categorytree mode=pages>Aeromonas species</categorytree> |
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| − | ===Characteristics===
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| − | *Straight rods
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| − | *Catalase and oxidase positive
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| − | *Facultative anaerobes
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| − | *Motile
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| − | *Grow on non-enriched media; NaCl supplementation required for ''Vibrio'' species
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| − | *Found in freash water and oral cavity and skin of fish and reptiles
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| − | ===''Aeromonas salmonicida''===
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| − | *Furunculosis in salmon and goldfish
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| − | ===''Aeromonas hydrophila''===
| + | [[Category:Rods]] |
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| − | *Red-leg syndrome in amphibians
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| − | *Ulcerative stomatitis, pneumonia and septicaemia in captive snakes
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| − | *Haemorrhagic septicaemia in freshwater fish
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| − | *Abortion in cattle
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| − | *Septicaemia in young dogs
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| − | *Haemorrhagic colitis in rabbits
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| − | *Food poisoning in humans
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| − | ===Diagnosis===
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| − | *Isolation and identification from lesions
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| − | *Widespread in environments
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| − | ===Treatment===
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| − | *Antibiotics including Cephalosporins
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| − | [[Category:Bacteria]][[Category:Gram_negative_bacteria]] | |