Wu CJ, Tsai PJ, Chen PL, Wu IC, Lin YT, Chen YH, Wang LR, Ko WC. Aeromonas aquariorum septicemia and enterocolitis in a cirrhotic patient.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2012;
74:406-8. [PMID:
22995364 DOI:
10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.08.005]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2012] [Revised: 08/07/2012] [Accepted: 08/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Aeromonas aquariorum is a recently described Aeromonas species. We present a cirrhotic patient with septicemia and bloody diarrhea in whom A. aquariorum was isolated from the blood and stool. The species identification was based on sequence analysis of the partial rpoB and rpoD genes. The A. aquariorum isolates carried genes encoding hemolysin, aerolysin, and the cytotonic enterotoxin Alt. Significant A. aquariorum-induced cytotoxicity in intestinal epithelial cells was also demonstrated.
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