title: Carbon substrate assimilation patterns of clinical and environmental strains of Aeromonas hydrophila, Aeromonas sobria and Aeromonas caviae observed with a micromethod.
abstract: The assimilation of carbon substrates by 103 strains of Aeromonas of different origin identified by conventional methods was studied by means of a standardized micromethod containing 147 tests (API system). Six distinct groups could be recognized and the discriminating substrates were determined. 3 species of Aeromonas can be identified by means of conventional method: A. hydrophila, A. sobria and A. caviae. The method has a number of drawbacks: Some media are unreliable, others are difficult to read, strict preservation conditions are essential. The proposed micromethod for carbon substrate assimilation allows, in most cases, a simple separation of the 3 motile Aeromonas species.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie- Virologie, Faculté de Médecine Alexis Carrel, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Renaud
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Freney
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Boeufgras
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Monget
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sedaillan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fleurette
mesh_terms: D000333:Aeromonas / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism*; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D008838:Microcomputers; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D002244:Carbon