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Clinical relevance of the recently described species Aeromonas aquariorum.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2009
Figueras M José, Alperi Anabel, Saavedra M José, Ko Wen-Chien, Gonzalo Nieves, Navarro Maria, Martínez-Murcia Antonio J
Abstract excerpt
Twenty-two human extraintestinal isolates (11 from blood) and three isolates recovered from patients with diarrhea were genetically characterized as Aeromonas aquariorum, a novel species known only from ornamental fish. The isolates proved to bear a considerable number of virulence genes, and all were resistant to amoxicillin (amoxicilline), cephalothin (cefalotin), and cefoxitin. Biochemical differentiation from...
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