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PubMed1991

Comparative study of extracellular matrix protein binding to Aeromonas hydrophila isolated from diseased fish and human infection.

Binding of 125I-labelled types I and IV collagen, fibronectin and laminin to Aeromonas cells is a common characteristic among Aeromonas strains isolated from diseased fish and human infections. The proportion of Aeromonas strains which bind to the various proteins were significantly greater for A. hydrophila than for A. sobria or A. caviae. The binding property was specific since it was inhibited by unlabelled homologous proteins. Bacterial cells incubated with proteolytic enzymes lose the ability of binding to 125I-labelled collagen type I and IV, fibronectin, laminin and vitronectin. A bacterial cell surface protein extract, containing active receptors competes with intact cells for 125I-extracellular matrix protein binding. Culture conditions greatly influence the expression of A. hydrophila cell surface binding structures for extracellular matrix proteins. The presence of calcium ions in the growth medium seems to be an important enhancer of the expression of extracellular matrix protein cell surface receptors.

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PubMed1991

[Liver abscess caused by Aeromonas hydrophila].

Because of the rare incidence of liver abscess in childhood and of extremely rare observed Aeromonas hydrophila as pathogen of such a disease we report on a 14 7/12 year old girl with a liver abscess. For the last 4 years she had to be enrolled in chronic hemodialysis. The treatment comprised opening of the abscess cavity and drainage, and antibiotic therapy with cefotiam. We were unable to isolate Aeromonas hydrophila in the environment of the hemodialysis center. Some aspects of clinical importance of liver abscess in childhood and of Aeromonas spp. as pathogens in human infections are discussed.

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PubMed1990

The presence of Aeromonas in drinking water supplies in The Netherlands.

The occurrence of Aeromonas in raw, treated and distributed waters of 20 different treatment stations in the Netherlands was studied over a one-and-a-half year period. River water yielded highest numbers (greater than 10,000 cfu/100 ml) of predominantly anaerogenic strains. In open storage reservoirs for river water or dune infiltrate, numbers were usually between 1,000 and 10,000/100 ml with a majority of aerogenic strains, in particular A. sobria. River water after dune infiltration or pure dune water, collected in closed systems, as well as aerobic or anaerobic groundwater, were usually free of Aeromonas in 100 ml. Treated waters showed low counts (usually less than 10 cfu/100 ml), irrespective of raw water source. Regrowth of aeromonads occurred in 16 out of 20 distribution systems examined. Geometric means counts (2nd half of 1986) in these systems varied between 1 and 440 cfu/100 ml and maximum counts between 10 and 3300 cfu/100 ml. Aeromonas-densities were related to temperature and residence time, but not to total organic matter or heterotrophic plate counts. Regrowth occurred particularly in drinking water derived from anaerobic groundwater containing methane. A. hydrophila was the most frequently isolated species from distribution waters, but A. caviae and A. sobria were predominant in a few systems.

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PubMed1989

Aeromonas endocarditis in a patient with chronic hepatitis-B infection.

Aeromonas, a genus of gram-negative bacteria normally found in water and soil, is well established as a pathogen in the animal kingdom. Often considered as a pathogen of low virulence, its role in human infections has recently been recognised. Aeromonas infections in humans range from cellulitis to septicaemia. Endocarditis is rare. We describe here a patient with a chronic liver disease with aeromonas bacteremia and endocarditis.

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PubMed1989

Two membrane filter media (mADA/0129 and mSA/0129 agars) for enumeration of motile Aeromonas in seawater.

Sewage-contaminated natural seawater was analysed for the presence of motile Aeromonas by two membrane filtration procedures. Incubation of membranes on two modified media (mADA (0/129) and mSA (0/129) were compared. The specificity of the two media was high, 95.8% on mADA (0/129) and 94.8% on mSA (0129). The most frequent species identified were A. caviae, followed by A. hydrophila and A. sobria. Motile Aeromonas counts were high in both media (greater than 10(4)/100 ml) and no significant differences were observed between them. The two membrane filtration procedures allowed rapid quantitative recovery of motile Aeromonas from seawater in the presence of very large numbers of competing microflora.

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PubMed1988

Immunoglobulin binding by the regular surface array of Aeromonas salmonicida.

The cell surface of Aeromonas salmonicida is covered by a regular surface array composed of a single species of protein, the A-protein (Phipps, B. M., Trust, T. J., Ishiguro, E. E., and Kay, W. W. (1983) Biochemistry 22, 2934-2939). The array, known as the A-layer, is the key virulence factor for this organism. Cells containing the A-layer specifically bound rabbit IgG and human IgM with high affinity (KD = 1.0 X 10(-6) M and 3.3 X 10(-6) M, respectively), but neither isogenic A-protein-deficient strains nor an Aeromonas hydrophila strain also possessing a regular surface array had binding activity. Selective removal of A-protein at pH 2.2 inactivated IgG binding. Structurally intact IgG was requisite for binding since both Fab and Fc fragments were inactive. Aeromonas A-protein did not share the same IgG binding sites as Staphylococcus aureus protein A. Purified A-protein bound IgG only weakly, but reassembled A-layer regained binding activity. Protein modification and perturbation of the A-layer indicated that no single amino acid residue was critical for binding, and that the binding site consisted of a native arrangement of at least four A-protein monomers in the layer.

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PubMed1988

[Evaluation of 2 culture media for the isolation and enumeration of motile Aeromonas in different kinds of water].

In recent years an increasing incidence of Aeromonas-related cutaneous infections and gastroenteritis has raised a serious public health problem. It appeared therefore timely to define a specific method allowing the rapid isolation and enumeration of the bacteria in their various aquatic habitats. In this line of research we have compared the growth of Aeromonas originating from different aquatic sources and raised on two media, i.e. RS-agar and PXA-agar. Whatever the aquatic system we observed that the PXA-agar medium clearly was better adapted for a quick enumeration of Aeromonas.

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PubMed1988

[Frequency of Aeromonas species in the stools of healthy and diarrheic patients].

During two test periods (summer 1985 and January-August 1986) a total of 7713 stool specimens were examined for the occurrence of Aeromonas spp. The isolation rate of the asymptomatic group was about 0.3%, the same rate was found in adults with diarrhea. In the stool specimens of 364 children 8 Aeromonas spp. could be found. A. caviae was isolated in most cases of diarrhea. Data obtained suggest that it seems to be useful to screen all diarrhoic stools of children for the occurrence of Aeromonas.

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PubMed1978

Human aeromonas infections: a review of the literature and a case report of endocarditis.

Our patient, with cirrhosis and chronic renal failure, represents an example of the susceptibility of a compromised host to Aeromonas infections. This patient, however, differs from previously reported cases in at least two important aspects. First, it is possible that her portal of entry was a fresh A-V fistula puncture site rather than an intestinal site. The temporal relationship of exposure to flood water prior to the onset of sepsis lends support to this possibility. Epidemiologic investigation of the dialysis center failed to reveal Aeromonas isolates from cultures of the water supply, machinery, or other patients. Second, this case is unique in that our patient developed a destructive aortic valve endocarditis resulting in valvular perforations and acute aortic insufficiency. Furthermore, this infection was initiated on what appears to have been a previously normal valve. Based on a review of the literature and the virulence demonstrated by A. hydrophila in our patient, we conclude that organisms of the genus Aeromonas are capable of inducing serious human infection. Such infections are more likely to occur in compromised hosts. A. hydrophila has accounted for the majority of reported infections.

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PubMed1986

[Aeromonas hydrophila in waters of Lake San Roque and its tributaries].

The presence of Aeromonas hydrophila in 72 samples of water of Lake San Roque and two rivers that flow into it, situated in Punilla Valley, Córdoba was investigated. Water-peptone Alkaline (enrichment medium) and Rippey Cabelli Agar without ampicillin (selective and differential medium for Aeromonas hydrophila) were used for isolation. The colonies obtained were assayed by oxidase test and subsequent oxidation-fermentation of Hugh Leifson, motility, urease, mannitol and trehalose fermentation, ornithine and lysine decarboxylation. Voges Proskauer and gas production from glucose and glycerol. Aeromonas hydrophila was isolated in 13% of water samples obtained in days with high temperature. Although this finding is not alarming, its presence should be taken into account because of its potential pathogenesis.

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PubMed1979

[Use of the A-2 elective medium for the differentiation of Aeromonas from related microorganisms].

The trial of culture medium A-2, proposed for the identification of Aeromonas on the basis of the nutritional utilization of gelatin as the only source of nitrogen and starch as the source of carbon in view of the limited content of mineral components in the medium, revealed that no other species of the family Vibronaceae grew in this medium, and it could be used in an additional test for the differentiation of vibrios from Aeromonas. A group of strains isolated from human feces, surface water and sewage was found to be incapable of growing in culture medium A-2; these strains, though having a number of characteristics in common with Aeromonas, differed from them in a number of additional tests.

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PubMed1978

Aeromonas hydrophila sepsis in a patient undergoing hemodialysis therapy.

Aeromonas hydrophila septicemia complicated by a generalized cutaneous vasculitis developed in a patient receiving home hemodialysis therapy. Because the Aeromonas organism is found in many natural water sources, the possibility that this patient's hemodialysis system became contaminated was explored. Although cultures from the patient's home environment showed no Aeromonas sp, the possibility still exists that the site of contamination was in the dialysis system.

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[Aeromonas hydrophila in Ivory Coast Epidemiologic and ecologic aspects and its enteropathogenic role].

A research based on the analysis of 479 coprocultures , allow the isolation of 22 strains of Aeromonas hydrophila. The epidemiological aspects, the contamination processes through water, food... and the enteropathogenic role of these Aeromonas are discussed. These bacteria seen responsible of digestive disturbances from simple gastric discomfort (nausea, light abdominal pain...) to the actual choleriform syndrome. The isolation of 7 strains from the environment (water from lagune , wells; lagune crabs) allow to suspect the role played by the seasonal variations of the lagune salinity in the development of the germ; this allow to drawn the following conclusions: the reduction of the rate of water salinity promotes the multiplication of Aeromonas and increase the risk of human contamination.

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PubMed1983

[Study of Aeromonas (motile) in the sewage from the city of Buenos Aires and water from the Río de la Plata].

The incidence of motile aeromonas in the sewage of Buenos Aires city and in the water of the Río de la Plata was investigated. Eight morphological and biochemical properties were established for the classification of bacteria in the genus Aeromonas. These properties adapted from Popoff and Veron (19) permitted us to classify the isolated strains into two species: A. hydrophila and A. sobria. In the water of the Río de la Plata, of 27 isolated strains 24 were classified as A. hydrophila and 1 as A. sobria. The co-existence of two species of motile aeromonas is discussed. The usefulness of several isolation media and the temperature of incubation are emphasized.

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PubMed1981

Aeromonas hydrophila infection in Xenopus laevis.

Aeromonas hydrophila caused severe disease in a group of Xenopus laevis within 3 weeks of receipt. The primary clinical signs were marked pallor of the skin, petechiation, lethargy, anorexia, and edema. The duration of the outbreak was approximately 45 days during which time 21 frogs became sick and 18 died, despite tetracycline therapy. Pale skin, subcutaneous edema and hemorrhages, ascites, and pale livers were seen at necropsy. Aeromonas hydrophila was isolated from skin, and the same organism was isolated in pure culture from skeletal muscle. Tetracycline treatment via stomach tube was effective if given early in the course of the disease. The outbreak was controlled by removing sick frogs, feeding twice per week, changing the water several hours after feeding, and maintaining the frogs where the ambient temperature was 22 degrees C or lower. The pallor of the skin and general malaise were produced experimentally by crowding normal frogs, changing the water infrequently, and increasing ambient temperatures. Mild disease was reproduced experimentally by subcutaneous injection of Aeromonas hydrophila into apparently healthy frogs.

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PubMed1980

[Differentiation of bacteria of the genus Aeromonas from other representatives of the Vibrionaceae family on the basis of their DNA].

By comparing the data on the nucleotide composition of DNA, and the phenotypic characteristics, most of the representatives of the genus Aeromonas were clearly differentiated from NAG vibrios isolated in the process of sanitary control of the environment. At the same time some microorganisms with the Aeromonas phenotype, but having a different DNA structure were detected. The use of the method of molecular DNA hybridization indicated that these bacteria were the taxons analogous to the genus Aeromonas.

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PubMed1993

Detection of Aeromonas hydrophila serogroup 0:34 in faeces using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

A microtitration plate, antibody capture, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was developed for detection of Aeromonas hydrophila serogroup 0:34. The assay uses a detector antibody which shows no cross-reactions with Aeromonas strains not belonging to serogroup 0:34 or non-Aeromonas competing organisms. The detector antibody is mixed with the sample and incubated for 1 h; it is then microcentrifuged and the supernatant (unabsorbed antibody) titered on a microtiter plate coated with A. hydrophila cells from serogroup 0:34. All A. hydrophila strains from serogroup 0:34 that we tested in this manner reacted strongly with the detector antibody. Also, by culturing and performing the immunoassay with the detector antibody we established and quantified the presence of A. hydrophila 0:34 on different samples.

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PubMed1995

Aeromonas species and Plesiomonas shigelloides in diarrhoea in Goa.

Sixty six strains (1.9%) of Aeromonas species and 7 strains (0.2%) of Plesiomonas shigelloides were isolated from 3484 stool/rectal swabs from cases of diarrhoea during the study period of four years from August 1986 to July 1990 in Goa. Although the selective medium (Ampicillin sheep blood agar) was not used for the isolation of Aeromonas, an increase in the rate of isolation of Aeromonas from 0.2% in the year 1986 to 6.0% in 1990 was observed. Stool samples from 100 controls (patients without diarrhoea) examined in the year 1989 did not yield either of the pathogens.

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