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''A.salmonicida'' tests positive for oxidase, lysine decarboxylase, methyl red, gelatin hydrolysis, and catalase.
 
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==References==
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George M Garrity (2005). Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. USA: Bergey's Manual trust.
  
 
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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.

References

George M Garrity (2005). Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. USA: Bergey's Manual trust.