Table 1.
Aeromonas species identified |
Rate of isolation by culture, % |
Enterotoxicity test of Aeromonas isolates after culture |
Rate of detection after IM-PCRa, % |
Number of strains showing enterotoxicity after IM-PCRa |
A. hydrophila | 12, (38.7) | 10/12 | 25, (40.3) | 25/25 |
A. caviae | 8, (25.8) | 7/8 | 9, (14.5) | 9/9 |
A. veronii | 5, (16.1) | 5/5 | 11, (17.7) | 11/11 |
A. schuberti | 3, (9.7) | 2/3 | 4, (6.4) | 4/4 |
A. Jandei | 3, (9.7) | 1/3 | 6, (9.6) | 6/6 |
A. trota | NDb | NDb | 7, (11.2) | 7/7 |
Key to abbreviations:
a: Immune magnetic polymerase chain reaction.
b: Not detected.