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AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA
| Class: | Gamma Proteobacteria |
| Genus: | Aeromonas |
| Species: | Aeromonas hydrophila |
| Description: | Aeromonas hydrophila is a heterotrophic, Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium mainly found in areas with a warm climate. It can survive in aerobic and anaerobic environments, and can digest materials such as gelatin and hemoglobin.A. hydrophila bacteria are Gram-negative, straight rods with rounded ends (bacilli to coccibacilli shape) usually from 0.3 to 1.0 μm in width, and 1.0 to 3.0 μm in length. They can grow at temperatures as low as 4 °C. These bacteria are motile by a polar flagellum. |
| Synonyms: | Bacillus hydrophilus fuscus Sanarelli 1871, "Bacillus hydrophilus " Chester 1901, "Proteus hydrophilus" (Chester 1901) Bergey et al. 1923, "Bacterium hydrophilum" (Chester 1901) Weldin and Levine 1923, "Pseudomonas hydrophila" (Chester 1901) Breed et al. 1948. |
| Source: | This bacterium can be found in fresh or brackish water. A. hydrophila was isolated from humans and animals in the 1950s. |
| Pathogenicity: | It produces aerolysin cytotoxic enterotoxin that can cause tissue damage. A. hydrophila is widely considered a major fish and amphibian pathogen,and its pathogenicity in humans has been recognized for decades.The genomic insights of aeromonads could be a stepping stone into understanding of them. |
| Genbank: | CP000462.1(16s rRNA) [Genome] [Nucleotide] |
| Size (Mb): | 4.74 |
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| Reference: | Clinical and microbiological features of Aeromonas hydrophila-associated diarrhea,,Tan, Wen-Si; Yin, Wai-Fong; Chan, Kok-Gan (2 Jan 2015). "Insights into the Quorum-Sensing Activity in Aeromonas hydrophila Strain M013 as Revealed by Whole-Genome Sequencing". GenomeA. 3 (1): 1–2. |
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