Describe Aeromonas properties and characteristics

Describe Aeromonas on blood agar

What does A.hydrophila cause?

What does A.salmonicida cause?

What do they all have in common?

In what family is aeromonas?

Plesiomonas family

Vibrio family

Describe Vibrio- appearance, tests, toxins

Which plesiomonas strain is of pathogenic importance?

Which one of the 3 is associated with another important pathogenic bacterium and how?
1) A.salmonicida with salmonella
2)V.parahemolyticus with Staph.Hemolyticus
3) P.shigelloides with Shigella

What is the species of vibrio that affects poultry?

Vibrio causes serious disease in cattle. What is it?

What is important for survival of V.parahemolyticus in environment?

P.parahemolyticus causes

What is cholera?

How can you get infected by V.cholerae?

V.cholerae virulence factors

How do you diagnose and treat cholera?

What is specific medium for differentiation between the 2 species of vibrio?