DISEASE: Aeromonas infection

Entry

H01074                      Disease

Name

Aeromonas infection

Description

Members of the genus Aeromonas are gram-negative bacteria that inhabit various aquatic environments. It can cause a wide spectrum of disease in humans as well as other animals, with gastroenteritis being the most common type of infection. Wound infections and septicaemia are the second and third common disease caused by Aeromonas after gastroenteritis.

Category

Infectious disease

Brite

Infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Bacterial infections
Infections caused by other gamma proteobacteria
H01074 Aeromonas infection

Pathogen

Aeromonas hydrophila [GN:aha]
Aeromonas veronii
Aeromonas media
Aeromonas caviae [GN:acav]
Aeromonas schubertii
Aeromonas jandaei
Aeromonas trota
Aeromonas bestiarum
Aeromonas popoffii

Reference

PMID:21163298

Authors

Parker JL, Shaw JG

Title

Aeromonas spp. clinical microbiology and disease.

Journal

J Infect 62:109-18 (2011)
DOI:10.1016/j.jinf.2010.12.003

Reference

PMID:20065325

Authors

Janda JM, Abbott SL

Title

The genus Aeromonas: taxonomy, pathogenicity, and infection.

Journal

Clin Microbiol Rev 23:35-73 (2010)
DOI:10.1128/CMR.00039-09

Reference

PMID:17401708

Authors

von Graevenitz A

Title

The role of Aeromonas in diarrhea: a review.

Journal

Infection 35:59-64 (2007)
DOI:10.1007/s15010-007-6243-4

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