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Review
. 2022 May 31:13:868890.
doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.868890. eCollection 2022.

Aeromonas and Human Health Disorders: Clinical Approaches

Rafael Bastos Gonçalves Pessoa  1 , Weslley Felix de Oliveira  1 , Maria Tereza Dos Santos Correia  1 , Adriana Fontes  2 , Luana Cassandra Breitenbach Barroso Coelho  1
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Review

Aeromonas and Human Health Disorders: Clinical Approaches

Rafael Bastos Gonçalves Pessoa et al. Front Microbiol. .

Abstract

The genus Aeromonas comprises more than 30 Gram-negative bacterial species and naturally inhabitants from aquatic environments. These microorganisms, commonly regarded as pathogens of fish and several other animals, have been gaining prominence on medical trial due to its ability to colonize and infect human beings. Besides water, Aeromonas are widely spreaded on most varied sources like soil, vegetables, and food; Although its opportunistic nature, they are able to cause infections on immunocompromised or immunocompetent patients. Aeromonas species regarded as potential human pathogens are usually A. hydrophila, A. caviae, and A. veronii biovar sobria. The main clinical manifestations are gastrointestinal tract disorders, wound, and soft tissue infections, as well as septicemia. Regarding to antibiotic responses, the bacteria present a diversified susceptibility profile and show inherence resistance to ampicillin. Aeromonas, as an ascending genus in microbiology, has been carefully studied aiming comprehension and development of methods for detection and medical intervention of infectious processes, not fully elucidated in medicine. This review focuses on current clinical knowledge related to human health disorders caused by Aeromonas to contribute on development of efficient approaches able to recognize and impair the pathological processes.

Keywords: antibiotic responses; bacterial infection; human pathogen; microbiology; prognosis.

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Contamination routes and human health disorders caused by Aeromonas spp.
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