title: Unusual fermentative, gram-negative bacilli isolated from clinical specimens. II. Characterization of Aeromonas species.
abstract: Morphological and physiological characterization of 12 Aeromonas strains isolated from clinical specimens demonstrated several important diagnostic features. These included polar arrangement of the flagella; production of oxidase, deoxyribonuclease, amylase, gelatinase, and lipase; lack of ornithine decarboxylase; and sensitivity to polymyxin. Awareness of these features should result in more frequent differentiation of aeromonads from the physiologically similar members of the genus Plesiomonas and the late- or non-lactose-fermenting species of Enterobacteriaceae.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000333:Aeromonas / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D003470:Culture Media; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification; D005260:Female; D005285:Fermentation; D005407:Flagella; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007239:Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism; D011113:Polymyxins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D011113:Polymyxins; D010088:Oxidoreductases