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*Furunculosis in salmon and goldfish[[Category:Aeromonas_species]]
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[[File:aeromonas.png|right|thumb|250px|<small><center>Transmission electromicrograph of Aeromonas salmonicida. A = A layer, OM = bacterial outer membrane, R = rigid layer, PM = plasma membrane, B = pililike appendages. (Rocco C. Cipriano 2001, Wikimedia commons)</center></small>]]
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==Characteristics==
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''Aeromonas salmonicida'' is one of the species belonging to the genus [[Aeromonas species- Overview|''Aeromonas'']]. It is a non-motlie, Gram-negative bacteria. It causes [[Furunculosis]] in salmon and goldfish.
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''A.salmonicida'' tests positive for oxidase, lysine decarboxylase, methyl red, gelatin hydrolysis, and catalase.
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Revision as of 11:41, 16 July 2010



Transmission electromicrograph of Aeromonas salmonicida. A = A layer, OM = bacterial outer membrane, R = rigid layer, PM = plasma membrane, B = pililike appendages. (Rocco C. Cipriano 2001, Wikimedia commons)

Characteristics

Aeromonas salmonicida is one of the species belonging to the genus Aeromonas. It is a non-motlie, Gram-negative bacteria. It causes Furunculosis in salmon and goldfish. A.salmonicida tests positive for oxidase, lysine decarboxylase, methyl red, gelatin hydrolysis, and catalase.