Aeromonas salmonicida
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A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus Aeromonas salmonicida
Classification
Higher order taxa
Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Aeromonadales; Aeromonadaceae; Aeromonas
Genus species
Aeromonas salmonicida
Description and significance
Genome structure
Cell structure and metabolism
Aeromonas salmonicida is bacillus in shape. The short rods have rounded ends which allow it to be easily confused as a coccus. The colony size of Aeromonas salmonicida is between 1-2nm. Aeromonas salmonicida is a facultative anaerobic which means that it is capable of making ATP by aerobic respiration if oxygen is present but is also capable of switching to fermentation when oxygen is not present.
Ecology
Pathology
References
Created by students of M Glogowski
