COMPARISON OF PUTATIVE VIRULENCE FACTORS IN AEROMONAS-HYDROPHILA STRAINS ISOLATED FROM THE MARINE-ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN DIARRHEAL CASES IN SOUTHERN ITALY

Authors
KROVACEK K PASQUALE V BALODA SB SOPRANO V CONTE M DUMONTET S
Citation
K. Krovacek et al., COMPARISON OF PUTATIVE VIRULENCE FACTORS IN AEROMONAS-HYDROPHILA STRAINS ISOLATED FROM THE MARINE-ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN DIARRHEAL CASES IN SOUTHERN ITALY, Applied and environmental microbiology, 60(4), 1994, pp. 1379-1382
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Applied and environmental microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00992240
Volume
60
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1379 - 1382
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2240(1994)60:4<1379:COPVFI>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Aeromonas hydrophila strains isolated from the same geographical regio n (southern Italy) but from different sources (sea sediments and human diarrhea cases) were characterized for the production of potential vi rulence determinants, such as production of cytotoxins, cytotonic toxi ns, hemolysin, and dermonecrotic factors and their capacity to adhere to human intestinal 407 cells in vitro. The results showed that isolat es from both the sources produced all or some of the virulence factors which may be involved in the pathogenesis of Aeromonas-associated inf ections. Our study indicates that further epidemiological studies are necessary to elucidate the public health significance of infections ca used by Aeromonas spp.