Table 3.

Virulence related genes identified in isolates of species of Aeromonas

Gene	A.veronii	A. caviae	A. dhakensis	A. hydrophila
	No. strains (%)	No. strains (%)	No. strains (%)	No. strains (%)
ast	2 (5.6)	0 (0.0)	3 (18.8)	6 (100.0)
act	36 (100.0)	1 (2.1)	10 (62.5)	1 (16.7)
alt	0 (0.0)	43 (89.6)	14 (87.5)	4 (66.7)
hlyA	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	14 (87.5)	5 (83.3)
aerA	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	10 (62.5)	1 (16.7)
ascF-G	14 (38.9)	2 (4.2)	4 (25.0)	4 (66.7)
ela	6 (16.7)	48 (100.0)	16 (100.0)	6 (100.0)
lip	3 (8.3)	48 (100.0)	15 (93.8)	6 (100.0)
fla	29 (80.6)	38 (79.2)	16 (100.0)	6 (100.0)
laf	2 (5.6)	2 (4.2)	1 (6.3)	2 (33.3)