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{{Taxobox
|name =''Aeromonas salmonicida''
|Kingdom =Proteobacteria
|phylum =Gammaproteobacteria
|class =Aeromonadales
|order =Aeromonadales
|family =Aeromonadaceae
|genus =Aeromonas
|species =''A. salmonicida''
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[[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==
''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.
''A.salmonicida'' tests positive for oxidase, lysine decarboxylase, methyl red, gelatin hydrolysis, and catalase.
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[http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title%3A%28%22Aeromonas+salmonicida%22%29+AND+od%3A%28fishes%29 ''Aeromonas salmonicida'' in fish publications]
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==References==
George M Garrity (2005). '''Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology.''' USA: Bergey's Manual trust.
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