aeromonas

Summary

Summary: A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that occurs singly, in pairs, or in short chains. Its organisms are found in fresh water and sewage and are pathogenic to humans, frogs, and fish.

Top Publications

  1. ncbi The genus Aeromonas: taxonomy, pathogenicity, and infection
    J Michael Janda
    Microbial Diseases Laboratory, Division of Communicable Disease Control, Center for Infectious Diseases, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California 94804, USA
    Clin Microbiol Rev 23:35-73. 2010
  2. ncbi Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance in Aeromonas allosaccharophila recovered from a Swiss lake
    Renata Cristina Picão
    Service de Bacteriologie Virologie, INSERM U914 Emerging Resistance to Antibiotics, Hopital de Bicetre, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Faculté de Médecine et Université Paris Sud, K Bicêtre, France
    J Antimicrob Chemother 62:948-50. 2008
  3. ncbi Evolutionary and diagnostic implications of intragenomic heterogeneity in the 16S rRNA gene in Aeromonas strains
    Alessia Morandi
    Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Berne, Switzerland
    J Bacteriol 187:6561-4. 2005
  4. ncbi Unexpected occurrence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinants in environmental Aeromonas spp
    Vincent Cattoir
    Institut Nationale de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale Unité 914, Le Kremlin Bicetre, France
    Emerg Infect Dis 14:231-7. 2008
  5. ncbi qnrVC-like gene located in a novel complex class 1 integron harboring the ISCR1 element in an Aeromonas punctata strain from an aquatic environment in Shandong Province, China
    Ruirui Xia
    The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Science, Shandong University, 27 Shanda Nanlu, Jinan 250100, Shandong, People s Republic of China
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother 54:3471-4. 2010
  6. ncbi Distribution of six virulence factors in Aeromonas species isolated from US drinking water utilities: a PCR identification
    K Sen
    Technical Support Center, Office of Water, USA EPA, Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA
    J Appl Microbiol 97:1077-86. 2004
  7. ncbi Aeromonas aquariorum is widely distributed in clinical and environmental specimens and can be misidentified as Aeromonas hydrophila
    Max Aravena-Roman
    Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Locked Bag 2009, Nedlands WA 6009, Australia
    J Clin Microbiol 49:3006-8. 2011
  8. ncbi Expression of Aeromonas caviae ST pyruvate dehydrogenase complex components mediate tellurite resistance in Escherichia coli
    Miguel E Castro
    Laboratorio de Microbiologia Molecular, Departamento de Biologia, Facultad de Quimica y Biologia, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Casilla 40, Correo 33, Santiago, Chile
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun 380:148-52. 2009
  9. ncbi Analysis of 16S-23S intergenic spacer regions and rrn operon copy number of Aeromonas culicicola MTCC 3249T
    Vyankatesh J Pidiyar
    Molecular Biology Unit, National Centre for Cell Science, University of Pune, Ganeshkhind, Pune, Maharashtra 411 007, India
    DNA Seq 14:183-94. 2003
  10. ncbi Aeromonas aquariorum sp. nov., isolated from aquaria of ornamental fish
    A J Martinez-Murcia
    Molecular Diagnostics Center, Biomolecular Technologies S L and Universidad Miguel Hernández, E 03300 Orihuela Alicante, Spain
    Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 58:1169-75. 2008

Research Grants

  1. Salmonella polymicrobial interactions
    BRIAN M AHMER; Fiscal Year: 2010
  2. Structural Basis for Bridged Bimetallic Enzyme Catalysis
    Dagmar Ringe; Fiscal Year: 2007
  3. Structural Basis for Bridged Bimetallic Enzyme Catalysis
    Dagmar Ringe; Fiscal Year: 2009
  4. Cytotoxic Enterotoxin in Aeromonas-mediated Diseases
    ASHOK CHOPRA; Fiscal Year: 2006
  5. COORDINATION CHEMISTRY OF MICROBIAL IRON TRANSPORT
    Kenneth Raymond; Fiscal Year: 2007
  6. Enzyme Catalysis & Bridged Bi-Metal Motif
    Michael Klein; Fiscal Year: 2007
  7. COORDINATION CHEMISTRY OF MICROBIAL ION TRANSPORT
    Kenneth Raymond; Fiscal Year: 2003
  8. CYTOLYTIC ENTEROTOXIN OF AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA
    ASHOK CHOPRA; Fiscal Year: 2000
  9. Molecular basis of host-microbiota signaling in the zebrafish gut
    Karen Guillemin; Fiscal Year: 2009
  10. Molecular basis of host-microbiota signaling in the zebrafish gut
    KAREN J GUILLEMIN; Fiscal Year: 2010

Detail Information

Publications296 found, 100 shown here

  1. ncbi The genus Aeromonas: taxonomy, pathogenicity, and infection
    J Michael Janda
    Microbial Diseases Laboratory, Division of Communicable Disease Control, Center for Infectious Diseases, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California 94804, USA
    Clin Microbiol Rev 23:35-73. 2010
    Over the past decade, the genus Aeromonas has undergone a number of significant changes of practical importance to clinical microbiologists and scientists alike...
  2. ncbi Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance in Aeromonas allosaccharophila recovered from a Swiss lake
    Renata Cristina Picão
    Service de Bacteriologie Virologie, INSERM U914 Emerging Resistance to Antibiotics, Hopital de Bicetre, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Faculté de Médecine et Université Paris Sud, K Bicêtre, France
    J Antimicrob Chemother 62:948-50. 2008
    To search for plasmid-mediated qnr genes among waterborne environmental Aeromonas spp. recovered from Switzerland.
  3. ncbi Evolutionary and diagnostic implications of intragenomic heterogeneity in the 16S rRNA gene in Aeromonas strains
    Alessia Morandi
    Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Berne, Switzerland
    J Bacteriol 187:6561-4. 2005
    Sequencing 16S rRNA genes (SSU) cloned from Aeromonas strains revealed that strains contained up to six copies differing by < or = 1.5%...
  4. ncbi Unexpected occurrence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinants in environmental Aeromonas spp
    Vincent Cattoir
    Institut Nationale de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale Unité 914, Le Kremlin Bicetre, France
    Emerg Infect Dis 14:231-7. 2008
    ..The qnrS2 genes were identified from Aeromonas punctata subsp. punctata and A. media...
  5. ncbi qnrVC-like gene located in a novel complex class 1 integron harboring the ISCR1 element in an Aeromonas punctata strain from an aquatic environment in Shandong Province, China
    Ruirui Xia
    The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Science, Shandong University, 27 Shanda Nanlu, Jinan 250100, Shandong, People s Republic of China
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother 54:3471-4. 2010
    ..array following the ISCR1 element and bla(PER-1) in a multidrug-resistant strain of the aquatic bacterium Aeromonas punctata...
  6. ncbi Distribution of six virulence factors in Aeromonas species isolated from US drinking water utilities: a PCR identification
    K Sen
    Technical Support Center, Office of Water, USA EPA, Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA
    J Appl Microbiol 97:1077-86. 2004
    To examine whether Aeromonas bacteria isolated from municipally treated water had virulence factor genes.
  7. ncbi Aeromonas aquariorum is widely distributed in clinical and environmental specimens and can be misidentified as Aeromonas hydrophila
    Max Aravena-Roman
    Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Locked Bag 2009, Nedlands WA 6009, Australia
    J Clin Microbiol 49:3006-8. 2011
    Genotypic characterization of 215 Aeromonas strains (143 clinical, 52 environmental, and 20 reference strains) showed that Aeromonas aquariorum (60 strains, 30...
  8. ncbi Expression of Aeromonas caviae ST pyruvate dehydrogenase complex components mediate tellurite resistance in Escherichia coli
    Miguel E Castro
    Laboratorio de Microbiologia Molecular, Departamento de Biologia, Facultad de Quimica y Biologia, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Casilla 40, Correo 33, Santiago, Chile
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun 380:148-52. 2009
    ..We previously reported that the lpdA gene product of the tellurite-resistant environmental isolate Aeromonas caviae ST is involved in the reduction of tellurite to elemental tellurium...
  9. ncbi Analysis of 16S-23S intergenic spacer regions and rrn operon copy number of Aeromonas culicicola MTCC 3249T
    Vyankatesh J Pidiyar
    Molecular Biology Unit, National Centre for Cell Science, University of Pune, Ganeshkhind, Pune, Maharashtra 411 007, India
    DNA Seq 14:183-94. 2003
    ..coli. The upstream and downstream regions of 23S rRNA gene in the strain showed high sequence similarity with A. hydrophila and E. coli indicating their importance in processing of rRNA molecules...
  10. ncbi Aeromonas aquariorum sp. nov., isolated from aquaria of ornamental fish
    A J Martinez-Murcia
    Molecular Diagnostics Center, Biomolecular Technologies S L and Universidad Miguel Hernández, E 03300 Orihuela Alicante, Spain
    Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 58:1169-75. 2008
    During a survey to determine the prevalence of Aeromonas strains in water and skin of imported ornamental fish, 48 strains presumptively identified as Aeromonas were isolated but they could not be identified as members of any previously ..
  11. ncbi Aeromonas spp. and traveler's diarrhea: clinical features and antimicrobial resistance
    Jordi Vila
    Microbiology Laboratory, Institute of Infections and Immunology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Villaroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
    Emerg Infect Dis 9:552-5. 2003
    Traveler's diarrhea is the most common health problem of international travelers. We determined the prevalence of Aeromonas spp...
  12. ncbi Type III secretion genes in Aeromonas salmonicida subsp salmonicida are located on a large thermolabile virulence plasmid
    Katja Stuber
    Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology. Center for Fish and Wildlife Health, Institute of Animal Pathology, University of Bern, CH-3001 Bern, Switzerland
    J Clin Microbiol 41:3854-6. 2003
    Type III secretion genes in Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida are located on a large plasmid of approximately 140 kb...
  13. ncbi Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Aeromonas based on two housekeeping genes
    L Soler
    , , Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Rovira y Virgili, Reus, E-43201 Tarragona, Spain
    Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 54:1511-9. 2004
    The phylogenetic relationships of all known species of the genus Aeromonas, and especially Aeromonas bestiarum and Aeromonas salmonicida, were investigated on 70 strains using the rpoD sequence, which encodes the sigma70 factor...
  14. ncbi Extended method for discrimination of Aeromonas spp. by 16S rDNA RFLP analysis
    M J Figueras
    Departamento de Ciencias Medicas Basicas, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Rovira y Virgili, Reus, Spain
    Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 50:2069-73. 2000
    A previously described molecular method, based on 16S rDNA RFLP analysis, for the identification of Aeromonas spp...
  15. ncbi Analysis of 16S rRNA gene mutations in a subset of Aeromonas strains and their impact in species delineation
    Anabel Alperi
    Department of Microbiology, Rovira Virgili University, Reus, Spain
    Int Microbiol 11:185-94. 2008
    Characterization of 999 Aeromonas strains using a published 16S rDNA RFLP identification method showed that 8...
  16. ncbi Aeromonas spp. clinical microbiology and disease
    Jennifer L Parker
    Academic Unit of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Infection and Immunity, University of Sheffield Medical School, Beech Hill Road, Sheffield S10 2RX, UK
    J Infect 62:109-18. 2011
    Members of the genus Aeromonas inhabit various aquatic environments and are responsible for, and are implicated in, a number of intestinal and extra-intestinal infections in humans as well as other animals...
  17. ncbi Quorum sensing in Aeromonas species isolated from patients in Malaysia
    Kok Gan Chan
    Institute of Biological Sciences Division of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Curr Microbiol 62:167-72. 2011
    ..We determined AHL production in 22 Aeromonas strains isolated from various infected sites from patients (bile, blood, peritoneal fluid, pus, stool and urine)...
  18. ncbi The genus Aeromonas: biochemical characteristics, atypical reactions, and phenotypic identification schemes
    Sharon L Abbott
    Microbial Diseases Laboratory, Division of Communicable Disease Control, California Department of Health Services, Richmond, California 94804, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 41:2348-57. 2003
    A total of 193 strains representing 14 different Aeromonas genomospecies were evaluated for 63 phenotypic properties to create useful tables for the reference identification of mesophilic aeromonads...
  19. ncbi Functional Tn5393-like transposon in the R plasmid pRAS2 from the fish pathogen Aeromonas salmonicida subspecies salmonicida isolated in Norway
    T M L'Abée-Lund
    Department of Pharmacology, Microbiology, and Food Hygiene, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, 0033 Oslo, Norway
    Appl Environ Microbiol 66:5533-5. 2000
    Tn5393c containing strA-strB was identified as part of R plasmid pRAS2 from the fish pathogen Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida...
  20. ncbi The role of Aeromonas in diarrhea: a review
    A von Graevenitz
    Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, 8028, Zurich, Switzerland
    Infection 35:59-64. 2007
    The evidence for an enteropathogenic role of Aeromonas spp. is still controversial...
  21. ncbi Clinical significance and distribution of putative virulence markers of 116 consecutive clinical Aeromonas isolates in southern Taiwan
    Chi Jung Wu
    Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
    J Infect 54:151-8. 2007
    The objectives of this study were to elucidate the clinical manifestations of Aeromonas infections and the association of putative virulence genes with clinical invasiveness.
  22. ncbi Further studies on biochemical characteristics and serologic properties of the genus Aeromonas
    J M Janda
    Microbial Diseases Laboratory, California Department of Health Services, Berkeley 94704 1011, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 34:1930-3. 1996
    We characterized a collection of 268 Aeromonas isolates from diverse sources (clinical, animal, and environmental sources) for their species and serogroup designations...
  23. ncbi Prevalence of genes encoding the type three secretion system and the effectors AexT and AexU in the Aeromonas veronii group
    Adam C Silver
    Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, 06269, USA
    DNA Cell Biol 28:383-8. 2009
    ..factors, the type III secretion system (T3SS) and two T3SS-dependent toxins, AexT and AexU, was evaluated in the Aeromonas veronii group (AVG)...
  24. ncbi Phylogenetic affiliation of Aeromonas culicicola MTCC 3249(T) based on gyrB gene sequence and PCR-amplicon sequence analysis of cytolytic enterotoxin gene
    Vyankatesh J Pidiyar
    Molecular Biology Unit, National Centre for Cell Science, University of Pune, Ganeshkhind, Pune, Maharashtra, India
    Syst Appl Microbiol 26:197-202. 2003
    We determined the gyrB gene sequences of all 17 hybridizations groups of Aeromonas. Phylogenetic trees showing the evolutionary relatedness of gyrB and 16S rRNA genes in the type strains of Aeromonas were compared...
  25. ncbi Aeromonas spp associated with children's diarrhoea in Tehran: a case-control study
    Mohammad Mehdi Soltan Dallal
    Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    Ann Trop Paediatr 24:45-51. 2004
    The study sought a possible pathogenic role for Aeromonas spp in Tehranian children presenting with diarrhoea...
  26. ncbi A novel TTX-producing Aeromonas isolated from the ovary of Takifugu obscurus
    Guimei Yang
    Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 201306, China
    Toxicon 56:324-9. 2010
    ..An Aeromonas strain was isolated from the ovary of the puffer fish and was shown to produce tetrodotoxin; this strain was ..
  27. ncbi Accuracy of 6 commercial systems for identifying clinical Aeromonas isolates
    Brigitte Lamy
    Centre Hospitalier du Bassin de Thau, Laboratoire de Biologie, Sete, France
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 67:9-14. 2010
    We compared the accuracy of 6 commercial systems for Aeromonas identification by testing 87 clinical isolates in routine conditions, using partial rpoB gene sequencing as the reference standard...
  28. ncbi An unusually high level of quinolone resistance associated with type II topoisomerase mutations in quinolone resistance-determining regions of Aeromonas caviae isolated from diarrhoeal patients
    Sutapa Sinha
    National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Beliaghata, Kolkata 700 010, India
    Res Microbiol 155:827-9. 2004
    We examined 158 strains belonging to different Aeromonas species isolated from hospitalized acute diarrhoea cases for susceptibility to quinolones. Compared to other species, a high percentage of the A...
  29. ncbi Characterization of class 1 integrons associated with R-plasmids in clinical Aeromonas salmonicida isolates from various geographical areas
    A S Schmidt
    Department of Veterinary Microbiology, and Danish Institute of Fisheries Research, The Royal VeterinFary and Agricultural University, Stigbøjlen 4, DK 1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
    J Antimicrob Chemother 47:735-43. 2001
    Class 1 integrons were found in 26 of 40 antibiotic-resistant isolates of the fish pathogen Aeromonas salmonicida from Northern Europe and North America...
  30. ncbi Mechanisms of quinolone resistance in Aeromonas species isolated from humans, water and eels
    Elena Alcaide
    Departamento de Microbiologia y Ecologia, Universitat de Valencia, C Doctor Moliner 50, E 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
    Res Microbiol 161:40-5. 2010
    Mechanisms of resistance were determined in 33 quinolone-resistant isolates of the species Aeromonas hydrophila, Aeromonas caviae, Aeromonas media, Aeromonas salmonicida, Aeromonas popoffii and Aeromonas veronii, recovered from humans, ..
  31. ncbi Divergent evolution and purifying selection of the flaA gene sequences in Aeromonas
    Maribel Farfán
    Departament de Microbiologia i Parasitologia Sanitaries, Facultat de Farmacia, Universitat de Barcelona, Av Joan XXIII s n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
    Biol Direct 4:23. 2009
    ..Flagellar sequence variation constitutes a marker with widespread potential uses for studies of population genetics and phylogeny of bacterial species...
  32. ncbi Symbiosis of Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria and Hirudo medicinalis, the medicinal leech: a novel model for digestive tract associations
    J Graf
    Institute for Medical Microbiology, University of Berne, Switzerland
    Infect Immun 67:1-7. 1999
    Hirudo medicinalis, the medicinal leech, is applied postoperatively in modern medicine. Infections by Aeromonas occur in up to 20% of patients unless a preemptive antibiotic treatment is administered...
  33. ncbi New DNA-DNA hybridization and phenotypic data on the species Aeromonas ichthiosmia and Aeromonas allosaccharophila: A. ichthiosmia Schubert et al. 1990 is a later synonym of A. veronii Hickman-Brenner et al. 1987
    G Huys
    Laboratory of Microbiology, Ghent University, Belgium
    Syst Appl Microbiol 24:177-82. 2001
    ..Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) analysis has revealed a possible genotypic resemblance of the species Aeromonas ichthiosmia and Aeromonas allosaccharophila to Aeromonas veronii (Huys et al., Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol...
  34. ncbi Identification of Aeromonas veronii genes required for colonization of the medicinal leech, Hirudo verbana
    Adam C Silver
    Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, 91 N Eagleville Rd, Unit 3125, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
    J Bacteriol 189:6763-72. 2007
    ..model system because it harbors a simple microbial community in the crop, comprising the genetically amenable Aeromonas veronii and a Rikenella-like bacterium...
  35. ncbi Selective preparation of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine and N,N'-diacetylchitobiose from chitin using a crude enzyme preparation from Aeromonas sp
    Ju Hee Kuk
    Glucosamine Saccharide Materials-National Research Laboratory (GSM-NRL, Division of Applied Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, 500-757, Gwangju, Korea
    Biotechnol Lett 27:7-11. 2005
    A bacterium, Aeromonas sp. GJ-18, having strong chitinolytic activity was isolated from coastal soil and used for crude enzyme preparations. This enzyme preparation contained N-acetyl-D-glucosaminidase and N,N'-diacetylchitobiohydrolase...
  36. ncbi The ADP-ribosylating toxin, AexT, from Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida is translocated via a type III secretion pathway
    Sarah E Burr
    Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Berne, CH-3012 Berne, Switzerland
    J Bacteriol 185:6583-91. 2003
    AexT is an extracellular ADP ribosyltransferase produced by the fish pathogen Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida. The protein is secreted by the bacterium via a recently identified type III secretion system...
  37. ncbi Interaction between innate immune cells and a bacterial type III secretion system in mutualistic and pathogenic associations
    Adam C Silver
    Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 104:9481-6. 2007
    ..This simplicity renders it attractive for studying colonization factors. Aeromonas veronii, one of the leech symbionts, can be genetically manipulated and is a pathogen of mammals...
  38. ncbi Isolation and identification of two novel SDS-resistant secreted chitinases from Aeromonas schubertii
    Chao Lin Liu
    Graduate School of Biochemical Engineering, and Dept of Safety Health and Environmental Engineering, Mingchi University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    Biotechnol Prog 25:124-31. 2009
    Two SDS-resistant endochitinases, designated as ASCHI53 and ASCHI61, were isolated from Aeromonas schubertii in a soil sample from southern Taiwan...
  39. ncbi Identity, virulence genes, and clonal relatedness of Aeromonas isolates from patients with diarrhea and drinking water
    M Pablos
    Department of Food Hygiene and Food Technology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Leon, Leon, Spain
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 29:1163-72. 2010
    ..to the Hospital of León (NW Spain) Microbiology and Parasitology Service, 32 (4%) were tested positive for Aeromonas spp. Mixed infections with other enteric pathogens occurred in 12 patients. A...
  40. ncbi Aeromonas taiwanensis sp. nov. and Aeromonas sanarellii sp. nov., clinical species from Taiwan
    Anabel Alperi
    Unit of Microbiology, Rovira i Virgili University, Sant Llorenc 21, Reus, Spain
    Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 60:2048-55. 2010
    Two clinical Aeromonas strains (A2-50(T) and A2-67(T)) recovered from the wounds of two patients in Taiwan could not be assigned to any known species of this genus based on their 16S rRNA gene sequences, which showed similarities of 99...
  41. ncbi Aeromonas flagella (polar and lateral) are enterocyte adhesins that contribute to biofilm formation on surfaces
    Sylvia M Kirov
    Discipline of Pathology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
    Infect Immun 72:1939-45. 2004
    b>Aeromonas spp. (gram-negative, aquatic bacteria which include enteropathogenic strains) have two distinct flagellar systems, namely a polar flagellum for swimming in liquid and multiple lateral flagella for swarming over surfaces...
  42. ncbi The prevalence of Aeromonas species in feces of horses with diarrhea
    T L Hathcock
    Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL 36849, USA
    J Vet Intern Med 13:357-60. 1999
    ..and 34 horses without diarrhea were examined to determine if an association existed between isolation of Aeromonas spp. and diarrhea. Samples were also examined for Salmonella spp...
  43. ncbi Complete sequence of the floR-carrying multiresistance plasmid pAB5S9 from freshwater Aeromonas bestiarum
    Laurence Gordon
    INRA, ENVN, UMR1035 Chimiothérapie Aquacole et Environnement, F 44307 Nantes, France
    J Antimicrob Chemother 62:65-71. 2008
    A multiresistant Aeromonas bestiarum strain, shown to be persistent and spreading in a freshwater stream, was investigated for the presence, location and organization of antimicrobial resistance genes.
  44. ncbi Distribution of virulence factors and molecular fingerprinting of Aeromonas species isolates from water and clinical samples: suggestive evidence of water-to-human transmission
    Bijay K Khajanchi
    Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Medical Research Building, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555 1070, USA
    Appl Environ Microbiol 76:2313-25. 2010
    A total of 227 isolates of Aeromonas obtained from different geographical locations in the United States and different parts of the world, including 28 reference strains, were analyzed to determine the presence of various virulence ..
  45. ncbi Identification of Aeromonas trota (hybridization group 13) by amplification of the aerolysin gene using polymerase chain reaction
    A A Khan
    National Center for Toxicological Research, Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA
    Mol Cell Probes 13:93-8. 1999
    b>Aeromonas trota is recognized as an important enteropathogen, and its haemolysin (aerolysin) is purported to be one of the virulence factors. Rapid detection and identification of A...
  46. ncbi Immunological analysis of extracellular products and cell surface components of motile Aeromonas isolated from fish
    Y Santos
    Departamento de Microbiologia y Parasitologia, Facultad de Biologia, Universidad de Santiago, Spain
    J Appl Bacteriol 81:585-93. 1996
    ..the characterization of antigens present in the extracellular products (ECP) and cell wall of strains of motile Aeromonas isolated from rainbow trout culture systems...
  47. ncbi Peptide hydrolysis by the binuclear zinc enzyme aminopeptidase from Aeromonas proteolytica: a density functional theory study
    Shi Lu Chen
    Department of Theoretical Chemistry, School of Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technology, AlbaNova SE 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
    J Phys Chem B 112:2494-500. 2008
    Aminopeptidase from Aeromonas proteolytica (AAP) is a binuclear zinc enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of the N-terminal amino acid residue of peptides and proteins...
  48. ncbi The effect of intraperitoneally administered recombinant IL-1beta on immune parameters and resistance to Aeromonas salmonicida in the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
    Suhee Hong
    Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen, Tillydrone Avenue, AB24 2TZ, Scotland, Aberdeen, UK
    Dev Comp Immunol 27:801-12. 2003
    ..Finally, resistance to Aeromonas salmonicida, the causative agent of furunculosis, was augmented at early times (2 days) post-injection of 1 ..
  49. ncbi Aeromonas spp. human isolates induce apoptosis of murine macrophages
    Sylwia Krzyminska
    Faculty of Biology, Department of Microbiology, A Mickiewicz University, ul Umultowska 89, 61 614 Poznan, Poland
    Curr Microbiol 58:252-7. 2009
    Interactions of Aeromonas caviae, Aeromonas veronii biotype sobria, and Aeromonas hydrophila strains isolated from fecal specimens of humans with gastroenteritis on murine macrophages, J774 cells, were investigated...
  50. ncbi In vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of clinical isolates of Aeromonas caviae, Aeromonas hydrophila and Aeromonas veronii biotype sobria
    Jordi Vila
    J Antimicrob Chemother 49:701-2. 2002
  51. ncbi Biochemical and molecular characterization of tetracycline-resistant Aeromonas veronii isolates from catfish
    Mohamed Nawaz
    Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA
    Appl Environ Microbiol 72:6461-6. 2006
    Eighty-one tetracycline-resistant Aeromonas sp. strains were isolated from farm-raised catfish...
  52. ncbi Molecular typing of Aeromonas isolates in natural mineral waters
    P Villari
    Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University La Sapienza, 00161 Rome, Italy
    Appl Environ Microbiol 69:697-701. 2003
    A total of 103 isolates of Aeromonas spp...
  53. ncbi Complete genome sequence of Aeromonas veronii strain B565
    Yanxia Li
    Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300457, People s Republic of China
    J Bacteriol 193:3389-90. 2011
    b>Aeromonas veronii strain B565 was isolated from aquaculture pond sediment in China. We present here the complete genome sequence of B565 and compare it with 2 published genome sequences of pathogenic strains in the Aeromonas genus...
  54. ncbi Characterization of Aeromonas trota strains that cross-react with Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal
    M J Albert
    Laboratory Sciences Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    J Clin Microbiol 33:3119-23. 1995
    ..cholerae serogroups O22 and O155. We detected six surface water isolates of Aeromonas trota that agglutinated in polyclonal antisera to V. cholerae O139 and V. cholerae O22 but not in antiserum to V...
  55. ncbi Aeromonas septicemia after medicinal leech use following replantation of severed digits
    Steven M Levine
    Institute for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, New York 10016, USA
    Am J Crit Care 19:469-71. 2010
    Medicinal leeches are used to control venous congestion. Aeromonas in the leech gut are essential for digestion of blood. This case report describes a patient who had Aeromonas bacteremia develop after leeching...
  56. ncbi The structure of the O-specific polysaccharide from the lipopolysaccharide of Aeromonas bestiarum strain 207
    Anna Turska-Szewczuk
    Department of Genetics and Microbiology, M Curie Sklodowska University, Akademicka 19, 20 033 Lublin, Poland
    Carbohydr Res 345:680-4. 2010
    The O-specific polysaccharide obtained by mild-acid degradation of Aeromonas bestiarum 207 lipopolysaccharide was studied by sugar and methylation analyses along with (1)H and (13)C NMR spectroscopy...
  57. ncbi Evaluation of recA sequencing for the classification of Aeromonas strains at the genotype level
    A Sepe
    Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology, Istituto Cantonale di Microbiologia, Bellinzona, Switzerland, and Università degli Studi dell Insubria, Varese, Italy
    Lett Appl Microbiol 46:439-44. 2008
    To evaluate the usefulness of partial recA sequences for the identification of Aeromonas strains at the genotype level.
  58. ncbi Aeromonas hydrophilia infections after penetrating foot trauma
    Ulla-Britt Larka
    Harris County Podiatric Surgical Residency and Fellowship Programs, Greater Texas Education Foundation, West Houston Medical Center, Houston, TX 77058, USA
    J Foot Ankle Surg 42:305-8. 2003
    The bacterium Aeromonas hydrophila is an anaerobic gram-negative bacillus commonly found in natural bodies of water and can cause infection in patients who suffer water-associated trauma or in immunocompromised hosts...
  59. ncbi Malate dehydrogenase: a useful phylogenetic marker for the genus Aeromonas
    Maribel Farfán
    Departament de Microbiologia i Parasitologia Sanitaries, Facultat de Farmacia, Universitat de Barcelona, Avda Joan XXIII s n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
    Syst Appl Microbiol 33:427-35. 2010
    ..We have sequenced the full-length mdh gene in 36 type and reference strains of Aeromonas. The species grouping obtained in the phylogenetic tree derived from mdh sequences was in agreement with that ..
  60. ncbi Assessment of genetic variability and relatedness among atypical Aeromonas salmonicida from marine fishes, using AFLP-fingerprinting
    Vera Lund
    Fiskeriforskning, Norwegian Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ltd, Tromsø
    Dis Aquat Organ 50:119-26. 2002
    Atypical strains of Aeromonas salmonicida are the causal agent of atypical furunculosis or ulcer disease in various fish species, including spotted wolffish Anarhichas minor, which is a promising species in the Norwegian fish-farming ..
  61. ncbi Interactions of clinical and environmental Aeromonas isolates with Caco-2 and HT29 intestinal epithelial cells
    C R A Couto
    Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
    Lett Appl Microbiol 45:405-10. 2007
    Evaluation of adherence and invasion of Aeromonas spp. to human colon carcinoma cell lines Caco-2 and HT29 and assessment of cytotoxic activity.
  62. ncbi The dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase of Aeromonas caviae ST exhibits NADH-dependent tellurite reductase activity
    Miguel E Castro
    Laboratorio de Microbiologia Molecular, Departamento de Biologia, Facultad de Quimica y Biologia, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Casilla 40, Correo 33, Santiago, Chile
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun 375:91-4. 2008
    ..Crude extracts prepared from the environmental isolate Aeromonas caviae ST catalize the in vitro reduction of TeO32- in a NADH-dependent reaction...
  63. ncbi Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of the controller protein C.AhdI from Aeromonas hydrophilia
    J E McGeehan
    Biophysics Laboratories, Institute of Biomedical and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2DT, England
    Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 60:323-5. 2004
    Single crystals of purified homodimeric controller protein from Aeromonas hydrophilia (C.AhdI) have been grown under several different conditions using vapour diffusion...
  64. ncbi Use of the novel phylogenetic marker dnaJ and DNA-DNA hybridization to clarify interrelationships within the genus Aeromonas
    Pham Hong Nhung
    Department of Microbiology, Regeneration and Advanced Medical Science, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1 1 Yanagido, Gifu 501 1194, Japan
    Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 57:1232-7. 2007
    The interrelationships of 27 Aeromonas strains were investigated using dnaJ sequences and DNA-DNA hybridization...
  65. ncbi Phylogenetic analysis and identification of Aeromonas species based on sequencing of the cpn60 universal target
    David Miñana-Galbis
    Departament de Microbiologia i Parasitologia Sanitaries, Facultat de Farmacia, Universitat de Barcelona, Av Joan XXIII s n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
    Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 59:1976-83. 2009
    ..to evaluate its usefulness in phylogenetic and taxonomic studies and as an identification marker for the genus Aeromonas. Sequences of 555 bp, corresponding to the UT region, were obtained from a collection of 35 strains representing ..
  66. ncbi Characterization of Aeromonas virulence using an immunocompromised mouse model
    Dennis J Lye
    National Exposure Research Laboratory, Microbial and Chemical Exposure Assessment Research Division, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA
    Curr Microbiol 54:195-8. 2007
    An immunocompromised mouse model was used to characterize Aeromonas strains for their ability to cause opportunistic, extraintestinal infections. A total of 34 isolates of Aeromonas (A. hydrophila [n = 12]), A...
  67. ncbi Phylogenetic identification of Aeromonas strains isolated from carcasses of pig as new members of the species Aeromonas allosaccharophila
    Maria José Saavedra
    Department of Veterinary Sciences, CECAV University of Tras os Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal
    Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 91:159-67. 2007
    The first description of the species Aeromonas allosaccharophila was only based on two strains (the type strain CECT4199, and a duplicate CECT4200) isolated from diseased elvers (Anguilla anguilla) of an eel-farm located in Valencia, ..
  68. ncbi Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based typing analysis of atypical isolates of the fish pathogen Aeromonas salmonicida
    S Høie
    Department of Fish Health, National Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway
    Syst Appl Microbiol 22:403-11. 1999
    Two hundred and five isolates of atypical Aeromonas salmonicida, recovered from a wide range of hosts and countries were characterized by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting four genes...
  69. ncbi Structural basis for the kexin-like serine protease from Aeromonas sobria as sepsis-causing factor
    Hidetomo Kobayashi
    Laboratory of Molecular Microbiological Science, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hiroshima International University, Hiro Koshingai, Kure, Hiroshima 737 0112, Japan
    J Biol Chem 284:27655-63. 2009
    The anaerobic bacterium Aeromonas sobria is known to cause potentially lethal septic shock. We recently proposed that A...
  70. ncbi Clinical significance of spontaneous Aeromonas bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic patients: a matched case-control study
    Jae Phil Choi
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    Clin Infect Dis 47:66-72. 2008
    Although Aeromonas species are known to cause bacteremia in patients with cirrhosis, less is known about spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) caused by Aeromonas species in these patients.
  71. ncbi Secreted enzymes of Aeromonas
    J M Pemberton
    Department of Microbiology, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
    FEMS Microbiol Lett 152:1-10. 1997
    A hallmark characteristic of species of Aeromonas is their ability to secrete a wide variety of enzymes associated with pathogenicity and environmental adaptability...
  72. ncbi The effect of various Aeromonas bestiarum vaccines on non-specific immune parameters and protection of carp (Cyprinus carpio L.)
    A Kozinska
    Department of Fish Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute, 24-100 Pulawy, Poland
    Fish Shellfish Immunol 16:437-45. 2004
    b>Aeromonas bestiarum is one of the causal agents of motile aeromonad infection/motile aeromonad septicemia (MAI/MAS) in fish. Infections of the bacterium is an increasing problem in commercial carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) farmed in Poland...
  73. ncbi DNA-DNA reassociation and phenotypic data indicate synonymy between Aeromonas enteropelogenes Schubert et al. 1990 and Aeromonas trota Carnahan et al. 1991
    Geert Huys
    Laboratory of Microbiology, Ghent University, K L Ledeganckstr 35, B 9000 Ghent, Belgium
    Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 52:1969-72. 2002
    Mainly on the basis of phylogenetic and genotypic evidence, it has been suggested previously that the species Aeromonas enteropelogenes Schubert et al. 1990 is identical to the species Aeromonas trota Carnahan et al. 1991...
  74. ncbi Simultaneous detection of Aeromonas salmonicida, Flavobacterium psychrophilum, and Yersinia ruckeri, three major fish pathogens, by multiplex PCR
    A Del Cerro
    , , Facultad de Medicina, , Universidad de Oviedo, Spain
    Appl Environ Microbiol 68:5177-80. 2002
    ..assay based on the 16S rRNA genes was developed for the simultaneous detection of three major fish pathogens, Aeromonas salmonicida, Flavobacterium psychrophilum, and Yersinia ruckeri...
  75. ncbi An Aeromonas caviae genomic island is required for both O-antigen lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis and flagellin glycosylation
    S Mohammed B Tabei
    Unit of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2RX, United Kingdom
    J Bacteriol 191:2851-63. 2009
    b>Aeromonas caviae Sch3N possesses a small genomic island that is involved in both flagellin glycosylation and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) O-antigen biosynthesis...
  76. ncbi Comparative study of cytotoxicity of Aeromonas spp. on four different cell lines
    S Ghatak
    Division of Veterinary Public Health, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India
    Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 29:233-41. 2006
    In vitro cytotoxicity is an important virulence property of motile mesophilic Aeromonas species. Cell-free supernatant prepared from 55 Aeromonas isolates including one A...
  77. ncbi Different clinical characteristics between polymicrobial and monomicrobial Aeromonas bacteremia--a study of 216 cases
    Chorng Jang Lay
    Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
    Intern Med 49:2415-21. 2010
    Part of Aeromonas bacteremia is polymicrobial infection. However, a clinical comparison of monomicrobial and polymicrobial Aeromonas bacteremia has not hitherto been reported.
  78. ncbi Nucleotide and amino acid sequences of the metallo-beta-lactamase, ImiS, from Aeromonas veronii bv. sobria
    T R Walsh
    Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation, Department of Microbiology and Pathology, Medical School, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother 42:436-9. 1998
    The Aeromonas veronii bv. sobria metallo-beta-lactamase gene, imiS, was cloned...
  79. ncbi Chemical structure of aeromonas gum--extracellular polysaccharide from Aeromonas nichidenii 5797
    Xiaojuan Xu
    Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, 430072, China
    Carbohydr Res 339:1631-6. 2004
    b>Aeromonas (A) gum, an extracellular heteropolysaccharide produced by the bacterium Aeromonas nichidenii strain 5797, was studied by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy including 2D COSY, TOCSY, 1H, 13C HMQC, HMBC and ROESY experiments after O-..
  80. ncbi [Isolation and identification of pathogenic Aeromonas veronii isolated from infected Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii)]
    Zhihong Ma
    Beijing Fisheries Research Institute, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100068, China
    Wei Sheng Wu Xue Bao 49:1289-94. 2009
    ..Our study aimed at searching for the pathogenic factor causing Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii) disease...
  81. ncbi Genetic relationships of Aeromonas strains inferred from 16S rRNA, gyrB and rpoB gene sequences
    Mara Küpfer
    Cantonal Institute of Microbiology, Microbial Ecology, CH 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland
    Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 56:2743-51. 2006
    Genetic relationships among bacterial strains belonging to the genus Aeromonas were inferred from 16S rRNA, gyrB and rpoB gene sequences...
  82. ncbi Lack of agreement between biochemical and genetic identification of Aeromonas spp
    Oyvind Ormen
    Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology, The Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, N 0033 Oslo, Norway
    APMIS 113:203-7. 2005
    ..the PCR-amplified 16S r-RNA sequence were compared for a selection of 171 clinical and environmental isolates of Aeromonas spp. The investigation revealed large differences between the two methods...
  83. ncbi Human isolates of Aeromonas possess Shiga toxin genes (stx1 and stx2) highly similar to the most virulent gene variants of Escherichia coli
    A Alperi
    Departament de Ciencies Mediques Basiques, Facultat de Medicina i Ciencies de la Salut, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
    Clin Microbiol Infect 16:1563-7. 2010
    ..PCR screening of 80 clinical Aeromonas strains showed that 19 were stx1-positive and only one was positive for both stx1 and stx2...
  84. ncbi In vivo evolution of the Aeromonas punctata polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthase: isolation and characterization of modified PHA synthases with enhanced activity
    A A Amara
    , Corrensstrasse 3, , Germany
    Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 59:477-82. 2002
    In vivo random mutagenesis of the polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthase gene from Aeromonas punctata was performed employing the mutator strain Escherichia coli XL1-Red...
  85. ncbi Secondary Aeromonas peritonitis is associated with polymicrobial ascites culture and absence of liver cirrhosis compared to primary Aeromonas peritonitis
    Ling-Ju Huang
    Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    APMIS 114:772-8. 2006
    b>Aeromonas peritonitis remains a rare condition. In this study we describe the clinical features of primary and secondary Aeromonas peritonitis, and compare the differences between these two diseases entities...
  86. ncbi Bacteraemia caused by non-glucose-fermenting gram-negative bacilli and Aeromonas species in patients with haematological malignancies and solid tumours
    R Martino
    Servei d Hematologia Clinica, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 19:320-3. 2000
    ..The clinical characteristics and outcome of bacteraemia caused by non-glucose-fermenting gram-negative bacilli and Aeromonas spp. were examined in 115 adults with haematological malignancies or solid tumours...
  87. ncbi Characterization of an ADP-ribosyltransferase toxin (AexT) from Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida
    Martin Braun
    Institute for Veterinary Bacteriology, Center for Fish and Wildlife Health, University of Bern, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
    J Bacteriol 184:1851-8. 2002
    An ADP-ribosylating toxin named Aeromonas salmonicida exoenzyme T (AexT) in A. salmonicida subsp. salmonicida, the etiological agent of furunculosis in fish, was characterized...
  88. ncbi Structural characterization of the O-chain polysaccharide of Aeromonas caviae ATCC 15468 lipopolysaccharide
    Zhan Wang
    Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Carbohydr Res 343:483-8. 2008
    The O-chain polysaccharide produced by a mild acid degradation of Aeromonas caviae ATCC 15468 lipopolysaccharide was found to be composed of L-rhamnose, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucose, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-galactose and phosphoglycerol...
  89. ncbi Structure of the Aeromonas toxin proaerolysin in its water-soluble and membrane-channel states
    M W Parker
    St Vincent s Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
    Nature 367:292-5. 1994
    Aerolysin is chiefly responsible for the pathogenicity of Aeromonas hydrophila, a bacterium associated with diarrhoeal diseases and deep wound infections...
  90. ncbi Phenotypic characteristics and pathogenicity of Aeromonas genomospecies isolated from common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.)
    A Kozinska
    Department of Fish Disease, National Veterinary Research Institute, Putawy, Poland
    J Appl Microbiol 93:1034-41. 2002
    To evaluate the relationship between the genomospecies, phenotypic profile and pathogenicity for carp of 37 motile Aeromonas strains.
  91. ncbi Delayed leech-borne infection with Aeromonas hydrophilia in escharotic flap wound
    B Ardehali
    Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London W6 8AF, UK
    J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 59:94-5. 2006
    ..1]. We describe a case of delayed leech-borne infection, from the escharotic portion of a latissimus dorsi flap, which developed several days after stopping leech therapy for venous congestion in a reconstructed breast...
  92. ncbi Factors affecting biosurfactant production by oil degrading Aeromonas spp. isolated from a tropical environment
    M O Ilori
    Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, Lagos State 101017, Nigeria
    Chemosphere 61:985-92. 2005
    An Aeromonas spp. was isolated from tropical estuarine water. The organism grew on crude oil and produced biosurfactant that could emulsify hydrocarbons. The peak growth and biosurfactant production was on the 8th day...
  93. ncbi Induction of apoptosis in Vero cells by Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria vacuolating cytotoxic factor
    Luciano Moura Martins
    Departamento de Microbiologia e Imunologia, Instituto de Biologia, Havana, Cuba
    FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 49:197-204. 2007
    Recently, a cytotoxin named vacuolating cytotoxic factor (VCF) in Aeromonas sobria and Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria was described. We have now purified this factor using ion metallic affinity chromatography...
  94. ncbi Characterization of integrons and tetracycline resistance determinants in Aeromonas spp. isolated from South African aquaculture systems
    Liezl Jacobs
    Department of Microbiology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa
    Int J Food Microbiol 114:295-306. 2007
    An increasing incidence of multidrug resistance amongst Aeromonas spp. isolates, which are both fish pathogens and emerging opportunistic human pathogens, has been observed worldwide...
  95. ncbi Updated phylogeny of the genus Aeromonas
    M J Saavedra
    Molecular Diagnostics Center (MDC, , 03300 Orihuela, Alicante, Spain
    Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 56:2481-7. 2006
    Recent phylogenetic studies of the genus Aeromonas based on gyrB and rpoD gene sequences have improved the phylogeny based on 16S rRNA gene sequences first published in 1992, particularly in the ability to split closely related species...
  96. ncbi Molecular characterization and quantitative analysis of superoxide dismutases in virulent and avirulent strains of Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida
    A Dacanay
    Institute for Marine Biosciences, National Research Council, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    J Bacteriol 185:4336-44. 2003
    b>Aeromonas salmonicida subsp...
  97. ncbi PCR-based assays for the fish pathogen Aeromonas salmonicida. II. Further evaluation and validation of three PCR primer sets with infected fish
    Helen K Byers
    Australian Animal Health Laboratory, CSIRO Livestock Industries, Geelong, Vic
    Dis Aquat Organ 49:139-44. 2002
    Two Aeromonas salmonicida-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests and 1 A. salmonicida subsp. salmonicida-specific PCR test were used to screen salmonid populations that were either overtly or covertly infected with A...
  98. ncbi PCR-based assays for the fish pathogen Aeromonas salmonicida. I. Evaluation of three PCR primer sets for detection and identification
    Helen K Byers
    Australian Animal Health Laboratory, CSIRO Livestock Industries, Geelong, Victoria
    Dis Aquat Organ 49:129-38. 2002
    In an effort to develop a rapid diagnostic test for the fish pathogen Aeromonas salmonicida, the performance of 2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primer sets (AP and PAAS) targeting the fish pathogen A...
  99. ncbi Virulence and resistance markers in clinical and environmental Aeromonas strains isolated in Romania
    Mariana Carmen Chifiriuc
    Cantacuzino Institute
    Roum Arch Microbiol Immunol 66:69-79. 2007
    The virulence and resistance (R) features of 37 Aeromonas strains from diarrheal cases and 150 from the aquatic environment (isolated during cold and warm season) were tested at different incubation temperatures (4 degrees C, 28 degrees ..
  100. ncbi Virulence markers in Aeromonas hydrophila and Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria isolates from freshwater fish and from a diarrhoea case
    C J González-Serrano
    Department of Food Hygiene and Food Technology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Leon, Leon, Spain
    J Appl Microbiol 93:414-9. 2002
    To evaluate the public health significance of representative strains of two Aeromonas spp., mainly from freshwater fish, on the basis of production of virulence-associated factors and presence of the haemolytic genes aerA and hlyA.
  101. ncbi PCR detection of potentially pathogenic aeromonads in raw and cold-smoked freshwater fish
    M N González-Rodríguez
    Department of Food Hygiene and Food Technology, University of Leon, 24071 Leon, Spain
    J Appl Microbiol 93:675-80. 2002
    ..Development of a PCR assay for detection of aeromonads carrying the hlyA and/or aerA genes in fish...

Research Grants50

  1. Salmonella polymicrobial interactions
    BRIAN M AHMER; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..To date, we have determined that Salmonella can detect Aeromonas hydrophila in turtles and Yersinia enterocolitica in mice and pigs...
  2. Structural Basis for Bridged Bimetallic Enzyme Catalysis
    Dagmar Ringe; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..We have selected two enzymes, Streptomyces olivochromogenes xylose isomerase (Xyl) and Aeromonas proteolytica aminopeptidase (AAP), as primary model systems for this investigation...
  3. Structural Basis for Bridged Bimetallic Enzyme Catalysis
    Dagmar Ringe; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..We have selected two enzymes, Streptomyces olivochromogenes xylose isomerase (Xyl) and Aeromonas proteolytica aminopeptidase (AAP), as primary model systems for this investigation...
  4. Cytotoxic Enterotoxin in Aeromonas-mediated Diseases
    ASHOK CHOPRA; Fiscal Year: 2006
    b>Aeromonas is an emerging human pathogen, which causes gastroenteritis and septicemia...
  5. COORDINATION CHEMISTRY OF MICROBIAL IRON TRANSPORT
    Kenneth Raymond; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..iron transport is a completely different kind of transport system first observed by this research group in Aeromonas hydrophila...
  6. Enzyme Catalysis & Bridged Bi-Metal Motif
    Michael Klein; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Specifically, mechanistic models of Aeromonas proteolytica aminopeptidase (AAP) and arginase will be examined, as well as the structural and dynamical ..
  7. COORDINATION CHEMISTRY OF MICROBIAL ION TRANSPORT
    Kenneth Raymond; Fiscal Year: 2003
    ..We will study the role of amonabactin in the virulence of Aeromonas hydrophyla, a human pathogen...
  8. CYTOLYTIC ENTEROTOXIN OF AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA
    ASHOK CHOPRA; Fiscal Year: 2000
    ..the regulation of the Act gene either by fusing it with a reporter gene or by mutagenesis of the chromosome of Aeromonas using a transposon which imparts antibiotic resistance to screen for toxin negative mutants...
  9. Molecular basis of host-microbiota signaling in the zebrafish gut
    Karen Guillemin; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..in the zebrafish we have established a zebrafish mono-association model with a genetically tractable bacterium, Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria...
  10. Molecular basis of host-microbiota signaling in the zebrafish gut
    KAREN J GUILLEMIN; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..in the zebrafish we have established a zebrafish mono-association model with a genetically tractable bacterium, Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria...
  11. Molecular basis of host-microbiota signaling in the zebrafish gut
    KAREN J GUILLEMIN; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..in the zebrafish we have established a zebrafish mono-association model with a genetically tractable bacterium, Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria...
  12. Molecular basis of host-microbiota signaling in the zebrafish gut
    Karen Guillemin; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..in the zebrafish we have established a zebrafish mono-association model with a genetically tractable bacterium, Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria...
  13. Molecular basis of host-microbiota signaling in the zebrafish gut
    Karen Guillemin; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..in the zebrafish we have established a zebrafish mono-association model with a genetically tractable bacterium, Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria...
  14. Functional Analysis of a Digestive-Tract Microbiome During Dietary Changes
    JOERG contact GRAF; Fiscal Year: 2011
    ....
  15. Substrate & Inhibitor Binding in Leucine Aminopeptidase
    Brian Bennett; Fiscal Year: 2003
    ..Specific Aim 4: Identify specific enzyme-substrate residue interactions (i.e. Sn-Pn) important for substrate binding, specificity and orientation. Systematic kinetic studies of hydrophobic site mutants will be carried out. ..
  16. Substrate & Inhibitor Binding in Leucine Aminopeptidase
    Brian Bennett; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..e. Sn-Pn) important for substrate binding, specificity and orientation. Systematic kinetic studies of hydrophobic site mutants will be carried out. ..
  17. Substrate & Inhibitor Binding in Leucine Aminopeptidase
    Brian Bennett; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..e. Sn-Pn) important for substrate binding, specificity and orientation. Systematic kinetic studies of hydrophobic site mutants will be carried out. ..