Aeromonas veronii
Species of bacterium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aeromonas veronii is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium found in fresh water and in association with animals.[2] In humans A. veronii can cause diseases ranging from wound infections and diarrhea to sepsis in immunocompromised patients. In leeches, this bacterium is thought to function as a symbiote aiding in the digestion of blood, provision of nutrients, or preventing other bacteria from growing.[3] Humans treated with medicinal leeches after vascular surgery can be at risk for infection from A. veronii and are commonly placed on prophylactic antibiotics.[4] Most commonly ciprofloxacin is used but there have been reports of resistant strains leading to infection.[5]
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Aeromonas veronii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
Order: | Aeromonadales |
Family: | Aeromonadaceae |
Genus: | Aeromonas |
Species: | A. veronii |
Binomial name | |
Aeromonas veronii Hickman-Brenner et al., 1987 | |
Synonyms | |
Aeromonas culicicola[1] |
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