Description of Aeromonas
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A genus of relatively few species, but widespread in distribution and with free-living and pathogenic forms, some of which are human pathogens associated with wounds (alligator) bites, as well as being associated with other medical disorders such as diarrhoeoa and meninigitis. Type species: Aeromonas hydrophila (Chester 1901) Stanier 1943
