Bacteriological and clinical aspects of Aeromonas-associated diarrhea in the Netherlands
Kuijper, E.J.; Peeters, M.F.
Experientia 47(5): 432-434
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0014-4754 PMID: 2044693 Document Number: 376323
Aeromonas species were isolated from 0.61% of 34,311 fecal samples during a 5-year period. Most strains belonged to DNA hybridization groups (HG) 4 (A. caviae), 8 (A. sobria), and 1 (A. hydrophila). Mannitol-negative A. schubertii (HG 12) and ornithine-positive A. veronii (HG 10) were not found. Multivariate analysis of the clinical data showed that Aeromonas-associated diarrhea cannot be attributed solely to cytotoxin production of the strains, but that it is also strongly associated with host factors.