Biochemical identification of Aeromonas genospecies isolated from humans

Author:

Altwegg M1,Steigerwalt A G1,Altwegg-Bissig R1,Lüthy-Hottenstein J1,Brenner D J1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland.

Abstract

One hundred phenotypic characteristics were determined for 138 clinical and environmental Aeromonas strains. Cluster analysis revealed three major phenons equivalent to the A. hydrophila, A. caviae, and A. sobria groups, each of which contained more than one genospecies and more than one named species. An excellent correlation was found between phenotypic identification and classification based on DNA relatedness. DNA hybridization groups within each of the phenotypic groups were also separable by using a few biochemical characteristics. Key tests were production of acid from or growth on D-sorbitol (which separated DNA hybridization group 3 from groups 1 and 2 within the A. hydrophila phenogroup), growth on citrate (which essentially separated DNA hybridization group 4 from groups 5A and 5B within the A. caviae phenogroup), and growth on DL-lactate (which separated DNA hybridization group 1 from groups 2 and 3 within the A. hydrophila phenogroup as well as group 5A from groups 4 and 5B within the A. caviae phenogroup). All except one strain in the A. sobria phenogroup belonged to DNA hybridization group 8. DNA hybridization groups were not equally distributed among clinical and environmental isolates, suggesting that strains of certain DNA hybridization groups might be less virulent than others.

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Microbiology (medical)

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