<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Aeromonads have been isolated from varied environmental sources such as polluted and drinking water, as well as from tissues and body fluids of cold and warm-blooded animals. A phenotypically and genotypically heterogenous bacteria, aeromonads can be successfully identified by ribotyping and/or by analysing gyrB gene sequence, apart from classical biochemical characterization. Aeromonads are known to cause scepticemia in aquatic organisms, gastroenteritis and extraintestinal diseases such as scepticemia, skin, eye, wound and respiratory tract infections in humans. Several virulence and antibiotic resistance genes have been identified and isolated from this group, which if present in their mobile genetic elements, may be horizontally transferred to other naive environmental bacteria posing threat to the society. The extensive and indiscriminate use of antibiotics has given rise to many resistant varieties of bacteria. Multidrug resistance genes, such as NDM1, have been identified in this group of bacteria which is of serious health concern. Therefore, it is important to understand how antibiotic resistance develops and spreads in order to undertake preventive measures. It is also necessary to search and map putative virulence genes of <italic>Aeromonas</italic> for fighting the diseases caused by them. This review encompasses current knowledge of bacteriological, environmental, clinical and virulence aspects of the <italic>Aeromonas</italic> group and related diseases in humans and other animals of human concern.</p></abstract>

Aeromonads have been isolated from varied environmental sources such as polluted and drinking water, as well as from tissues and body fluids of cold and warm-blooded animals. A phenotypically and genotypically heterogenous bacteria, aeromonads can be successfully identified by ribotyping and/or by analysing gyrB gene sequence, apart from classical biochemical characterization. Aeromonads are known to cause scepticemia in aquatic organisms, gastroenteritis and extraintestinal diseases such as scepticemia, skin, eye, wound and respiratory tract infections in humans. Several virulence and antibiotic resistance genes have been identified and isolated from this group, which if present in their mobile genetic elements, may be horizontally transferred to other naive environmental bacteria posing threat to the society. The extensive and indiscriminate use of antibiotics has given rise to many resistant varieties of bacteria. Multidrug resistance genes, such as NDM1, have been identified in this group of bacteria which is of serious health concern. Therefore, it is important to understand how antibiotic resistance develops and spreads in order to undertake preventive measures. It is also necessary to search and map putative virulence genes of Aeromonas for fighting the diseases caused by them. This review encompasses current knowledge of bacteriological, environmental, clinical and virulence aspects of the Aeromonas group and related diseases in humans and other animals of human concern.

Bacteriological, Clinical and Virulence Aspects of <italic>Aeromonas</italic>-associated Diseases in Humans

Polish Journal of Microbiology

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Bacteriological, Clinical and Virulence Aspects of -associated Diseases in Humans

Aeromonads have been isolated from varied environmental sources such as polluted and drinking water, as well as from tissues and body fluids of cold and...

Bacteriological, Clinical and Virulence Aspects of Aeromonas-associated Diseases in Humans

Article Category: mini-review

Published Online: Jun 30, 2018

Page range: 137 - 150

Received: Jan 13, 2017

Accepted: Jan 23, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/pjm-2018-020

Keywords
aeromonad, diarrhea, multi-drug, resistance, virulence

© 2018 UTTARA DEY BHOWMICK et al., published by Sciendo

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Bacteriological, Clinical and Virulence Aspects of Aeromonas-associated Diseases in Humans

Article Category: mini-review

Published Online: Jun 30, 2018

Page range: 137 - 150

Received: Jan 13, 2017

Accepted: Jan 23, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/pjm-2018-020

Keywordsaeromonad, diarrhea, multi-drug, resistance, virulence

© 2018 UTTARA DEY BHOWMICK et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
aeromonad, diarrhea, multi-drug, resistance, virulence