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. 1995 Mar;42(3):171-4.
doi: 10.1099/00222615-42-3-171.

Possible virulence factors involved in bacteraemia caused by Aeromonas hydrophila

J Vadivelu  1 , S D Puthucheary, M Phipps, Y W Chee
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Possible virulence factors involved in bacteraemia caused by Aeromonas hydrophila

J Vadivelu et al. J Med Microbiol. 1995 Mar.

Abstract

Eighteen strains of Aeromonas hydrophila from patients with bacteraemia were investigated for possible virulence factors. Cytotoxin and haemolysin were produced by all strains, whereas cholera toxin-like factor was produced by 33% of strains only. Enterotoxin production was not detected. Haemagglutination of guinea-pig, fowl and rabbit erythrocytes was demonstrated by 83%, 67% and 61% of strains, respectively. Fucose- and mannose-sensitive haemagglutinins were predominant. None of the strains agglutinated sheep erythrocytes. Extrachromosomal DNA was detected in 17 strains, 16 of which had a plasmid (3.6-5.1 MDa), the majority being between 4.6 and 5.1 MDa.

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