Aim: Evaluation of adherence and invasion of Aeromonas spp. to human colon carcinoma
cell lines Caco‐2 and HT29 and assessment of cytotoxic activity. Methods and Results: A …

Five strains of Aeromonas hydrophila were selected for use in volunteer challenge trials. All
five strains produced cytotoxin, hemolysin enterotoxin, lysine decarboxylase …

PHYSICIANS HAVE USED the medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis) for centuries. Indeed,
the etymology of the word leech shows it is a derivative of the Anglo-Saxon term laece …

Aeromonas spp., Vibrio parahaemolyticus, and Plesiomonas shigelloides are commonly
implicated in foodborne and waterborne diarrheal illnesses of humans and other animals …

Leeches are blood-sucking endoparasites that can be seen in different colors and sizes.
Leech infestation is endemic in tropical regions like Mediterranean countries, Africa and …

The genus Aeromonas belongs to the Aeromonadaceae family. A patient with a pancreas–
kidney transplant had multiple episodes of abdominal sepsis after surgery. Aeromonas …

During a recent survey of retail fresh foods of animal origin (fish and seafood, raw milk,
poultry, and red meats) for organisms of the Aeromonas hydrophila group, we isolated …

Aeromonas hydrophila was isolated from the internal organs of nine adult alligators,
Alligator mississippiensis, which died without apparent cause, suggesting the bacterium …

Elizabethkingia spp. are a group of non-fermentative, Gram-negative, catalase-positive, and
non-motile bacilli. They can cause meningitis in neonates and immunosuppressed patients …