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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2009, p. 3742-3746, Vol. 47, No. 11
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02216-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Clinical Relevance of the Recently Described Species Aeromonas aquariorum{triangledown}

M. José Figueras,1* Anabel Alperi,1 M. José Saavedra,2 Wen-Chien Ko,3 Nieves Gonzalo,4 Maria Navarro,4 and Antonio J. Martínez-Murcia5

Unidad de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, IVSPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Sant Llorenç 21, 43201 Reus, Spain,1 Department of Veterinary Sciences, CECAV-University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal,2 National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan,3 Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Comarcal Vega Baja, Orihuela, Alicante, Spain,4 Molecular Diagnostics Center (MDC), Biomolecular Technologies S.L., and Universidad Miguel Hernández, Orihuela, Alicante, Spain5

Received 18 November 2008/ Returned for modification 29 June 2009/ Accepted 30 August 2009

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 the most relevant clinical species is provided.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Unidad de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, IVSPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Sant Llorenç 21, 43201 Reus, Spain. Phone: 34 977 759 321. Fax: 34 977 759 322. E-mail: mariajose.figueras{at}urv.cat

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 9 September 2009.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2009, p. 3742-3746, Vol. 47, No. 11
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02216-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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