title: Comparative studies on Aeromonas strains isolated from Lakes Balaton (Hungary) and Fertó/Neusiedlersee (Hungary).
abstract: Ecological and comparative taxonomic investigations were carried out on 49 Aeromonas strains isolated from water samples of two moderately alkaline lakes of Hungary, Lake Balaton and Lake Fertó/Neusiedlersee together with 3 authentic strains of Aeromonas hydrophila. Five phena were created at greater than 92% similarity value using the UPGMA method with the Jaccard coefficient. Strains isolated from Lake Balaton were determined as A. hydrophila, while strains originated from Lake Fertó were identified as A. hydrophila and A. sobria. The Fertó isolates of A. hydrophila grew only at higher salt concentration (5% NaCl). This might be an adaptation to the higher salt contents in the water of Lake Fertó. However, no specific differences were detected in their behaviour against alkaline pH values. The wide range of their degradative enzymes indicate that aeromonads can play an important role in nutrient cycling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1C, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: Zs
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Langó
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Borsodi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Micsinai
mesh_terms: D000333:Aeromonas / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D016980:Aeromonas hydrophila / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000465:Algorithms; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002965:Classification / Q000379:methods; D017753:Ecosystem; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000382:microbiology*; D006814:Hungary; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D010641:Phenotype; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride