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Some of the characteristics are as follows:
| Basic Characteristics | Properties (Aeromonas caviae) |
| Catalase | Positive (+ve) |
| Citrate | Positive (+ve) |
| Flagella | Variable (+/-) |
| Gas | Negative (-ve) |
| Gelatin Hydrolysis | Positive (+ve) |
| Gram Staining | Gram negative |
| Growth in KCN | Positive (+ve) |
| Growth in 0% NaCl | Positive (+ve) |
| Growth in 3% NaCl | Positive (+ve) |
| H2S | Negative (-ve) |
| Hemolysis | Variable (+/-) |
| Indole | Positive (+ve) |
| Motility | Variable (+/-) |
| Nitrate Reduction | Positive (+ve) |
| Oxidase | Positive (+ve) |
| Shape | Rod |
| Spore | Negative (-ve) |
| String Test | Negative (-ve) |
| Urease | Negative (-ve) |
| VP (Voges Proskauer) | Negative (-ve) |
Fermentation of |
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| Adonitol | Negative (-ve) |
| Arabinose | Positive (+ve) |
| Arabitol | Negative (-ve) |
| Cellobiose | Variable (+/-) |
| DNase | Positive (+ve) |
| Dulcitol | Negative (-ve) |
| Erythritol | Negative (-ve) |
| Glucose (gas) | Negative (-ve) |
| Glycerol | Variable (+/-) |
| Inositol | Negative (-ve) |
| Lactose | Variable (+/-) |
| Malonate | Negative (-ve) |
| Maltose | Positive (+ve) |
| Mannitol | Positive (+ve) |
| Mannose | Variable (+/-) |
| Melibiose | Negative (-ve) |
| Mucate | Negative (-ve) |
| Phenylpyruvic acid production | Positive (+ve) |
| Raffinose | Negative (-ve) |
| Rhamnose | Negative (-ve) |
| Salicin | Positive (+ve) |
| Sorbitol | Negative (-ve) |
| Sucrose | Positive (+ve) |
| Trehalose | Positive (+ve) |
| Xylose | Negative (-ve) |
Enzymatic Reactions |
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| Acetate Utilization | Positive (+ve) |
| Arbutin | Positive (+ve) |
| Arginine Dehydrolase | Positive (+ve) |
| Esculin Hydrolysis | Positive (+ve) |
| Elastase | Negative (-ve) |
| Lipase | Variable (+/-) |
| Lysine | Negative (-ve) |
| ONPG (β-galactosidase) | Positive (+ve) |
| Ornithine Decarboxylase | Negative (-ve) |
References
- Garrity, George Brenner, Don J., Krieg, Noel R., Staley, James R. (2005). Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria.
- Igbinosa, I. H., Igumbor, E. U., Aghdasi, F., Tom, M., & Okoh, A. I. (2012). Emerging Aeromonas species infections and their significance in public health. TheScientificWorldJournal, 2012, 625023
- Kumar, S., Mukhopadhyay, P., Chatterjee, M., Bandyopadhyay, M. K., Bandyopadhyay, M., Ghosh, T., & Samaddar, D. (2012). Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Aeromonas caviae. Avicenna journal of medicine, 2(4), 94-6.
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/00365548.2012.737474?scroll=top&needAccess=true
- https://www.uptodate.com/contents/aeromonas-infections#H508061316
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01667217
- https://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/admicrob2.pdf
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC156557/
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