Difference between revisions of "Category:Aeromonas species"

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===''Aeromonas hydrophila''===
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===''[[Aeromonas hydrophila]]''===
  
*Red-leg syndrome in amphibians
 
*Ulcerative stomatitis, pneumonia and septicaemia in captive snakes
 
*Haemorrhagic septicaemia in freshwater fish
 
*Abortion in cattle
 
*Septicaemia in young dogs
 
*Haemorrhagic colitis in rabbits
 
*Food poisoning in humans
 
  
===Diagnosis===
 
 
*Isolation and identification from lesions
 
*Widespread in environments
 
 
 
===Treatment===
 
  
 
*Antibiotics including Cephalosporins  
 
*Antibiotics including Cephalosporins  
 
[[Category:Bacteria]][[Category:Gram_negative_bacteria]]
 
[[Category:Bacteria]][[Category:Gram_negative_bacteria]]

Revision as of 20:32, 10 May 2010

Overview

  • Gram negative bacteria
  • Found in aquatic environments
  • Opportunistic pathogens of fish, reptiles and rarely mammals

Characteristics

  • Straight rods
  • Catalase and oxidase positive
  • Facultative anaerobes
  • Motile
  • Grow on non-enriched media; NaCl supplementation required for Vibrio species
  • Found in freash water and oral cavity and skin of fish and reptiles

Aeromonas salmonicida

Aeromonas hydrophila

  • Antibiotics including Cephalosporins

Pages in category "Aeromonas species"

The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.