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{{Taxobox
|name =''Aeromonas salmonicida''
|Kingdom =Proteobacteria
|phylum =Gammaproteobacteria
|class =Aeromonadales
|order =Aeromonadales
|family =Aeromonadaceae
|genus =Aeromonas
|species =''A. salmonicida''
}}
[[File:aeromonas.png|right|thumb|200px|<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>]]
[[File:aeromonas.png|right|thumb|200px|<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>]]
==Characteristics==
==Characteristics==
''Aeromonas salmonicida'' is one of the species belonging to the genus [[Aeromonas species- Overview|''Aeromonas'']].
''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.
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.
''A.salmonicida'' tests positive for oxidase, lysine decarboxylase, methyl red, gelatin hydrolysis, and catalase.
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==References==
==References==
George M Garrity (2005). Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. USA: Bergey's Manual trust.
George M Garrity (2005). '''Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology.''' USA: Bergey's Manual trust.
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