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. 1970 Jul;20(1):156–159. doi: 10.1128/am.20.1.156-159.1970

Unusual Fermentative, Gram-Negative Bacilli Isolated from Clinical Specimens

II. Characterization of Aeromonas Species

G L Gilardi 1,2,3, E Bottone 1,2,3, M Birnbaum 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC376885  PMID: 4318571

Abstract

Morphological and physiological characterization of 12 Aeromonas strains isolated from clinical specimens demonstrated several important diagnostic features. These included polar arrangement of the flagella; production of oxidase, deoxyribonuclease, amylase, gelatinase, and lipase; lack of ornithine decarboxylase; and sensitivity to polymyxin. Awareness of these features should result in more frequent differentiation of aeromonads from the physiologically similar members of the genus Plesiomonas and the late- or non-lactose-fermenting species of Enterobacteriaceae.

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