Lab 9- Aeromonas Flashcards
Habitat
Water, sewage, gut
Morphology
1-4 um rods, generally flagellated
Staining
Gram -
Culture
Simple, aerobic, faculative anaerobic
Biochem
Catalase +
Oxidase +
Groups
Mesophilic aeromonas species : a. Hydrophila
Psychrofilic aeromonas; a. Salmonicida
A. Hydrophila has flagella?
Yes
Culture a. Hydrophila
Simple, heamolysis, optimal temp 28 degrees Celsius
Biochem a. Hydrophila
Sometimes gas production
Pathogenicity a. Hydrophila
Faculative pathogenic
Fishes, amphibians, reptiles: septicaemia
Farm animals: colonisation
A. Salmonicida morphology
Small coccobacillus, no flagella
Culture a. Salmonicida
Optimal temp 20 degrees
Dark brown pigment
A. Salmonicida pathogenicity
Faculative pathogenic
Fish: salmonidae, furunculosis