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Aeromonas salmonicida

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Aeromonas salmonicida
Phylum Gammaproteobacteria
Class Aeromonadales
Order Aeromonadales
Family Aeromonadaceae
Genus Aeromonas
Species A. salmonicida
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.


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References

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

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