Characteristics of Disease Spectrum in relation to Species, Serogroups, and Adhesion Ability of Motile Aeromonads in Fish
Table 4
The ability of Aeromonas strains to cause pathological lesions in carp and trout skin and internal organs in relation to their adhesion to these tissues.
Strain
Ability to cause lesions in tissues
No. of bacterial cells adhered to tissues
CS
CIO
TS
TIO
CS
CK
TS
TL
Pt39
+
+
+
+
2.2 × 106
6 × 106
3.5 × 106
107
Pt104
+
+
+
+
8.5 × 106
4.7 × 106
3.8 × 106
8 × 106
J4N
+
+
−
+
3.6 × 106
5.9 × 106
5.5 × 102
4.5 × 106
K167
+
+
−
+
4 × 106
5 × 106
2 × 103
2.6 × 106
K206
+
+
−
+
5.2 × 106
8.2 × 106
104
7 × 106
K2
+
−
+
+
6 × 106
4 × 103
5 × 106
6 × 106
P1W
+
−
+
+
9.6 × 105
4.5 × 103
9.5 × 105
2.2 × 107
Pt303
+
−
−
+
106
2 × 103
9 × 103
8.8 × 106
K402
+
+
+
+
2.6 × 106
2 × 106
4.8 × 106
107
K299
+
−
−
+
3.6 × 106
6 × 104
1.3 × 104
2 × 107
A16
+
−
−
−
9.2 × 105
6 × 102
2 × 103
6 × 102
K352A
+
−
−
+
2.9 × 106
2.7 × 104
5 × 102
3 × 107
K24
+
−
−
+
1.2 × 106
3 × 104
3.5 × 103
6.8 × 107
K354
+
−
−
+
9.5 × 105
8 × 102
6 × 102
7.3 × 106
K48
+
+
+
−
2 × 107
6 × 107
9 × 106
2.8 × 106
Pt57
+
+
+
+
2.9 × 107
5.3 × 107
6.8 × 106
6.5 × 106
K1170
+
+
+
−
4 × 106
6 × 106
8.5 × 106
2.4 × 104
W62
−
+
−
−
2.5 × 106
6 × 106
5 × 102
2 × 103
K166
+
+
+
−
9 × 106
9 × 106
6.6 × 106
4.2 × 103
K168
+
+
+
−
2.8 × 106
9.5 × 106
8.8 × 105
6.5 × 102
CS and TS: carp and trout skin, respectively; CIO and TIO: carp and trout internal organs, respectively; CK: carp kidney; TL: trout liver.
