title: Occurrence of haemolysin producing Aeromonas species in the aquatic environment.
abstract: A total of 532 environmental isolates of motile aeromonads were evaluated for their ability to produce haemolysins. Of those isolates tested, 68 (12.5%) and 18 (3.4%) were found to be alpha and beta haemolytic, respectively. Aeromonas caviae was found to be alpha haemolytic (3.8%) for the first time. Isolates of Aeromonas which were either alpha or beta haemolytic on plate assay also produced detectable amounts of haemolysin in cell free broth assay.
authors.affiliation: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parveen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Huq
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Aziz
mesh_terms: D000333:Aeromonas / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D005618:Fresh Water; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D006460:Hemolysin Proteins