Multidrug resistant (MDR) Aeromonas recovered from metropolitan area of Valencia (Spain): diseases spectrum and prevalence at the environment

Consuelo Esteve1*, Elena Alcaide1, María José Giménez2

1Departamento de Microbiología y Ecología, Universitat de València, E-46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain

2Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Univesitario la Fe, E-46009, Valencia, Spain

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Running heard: MDR Aeromonas: diseases spectrum and prevalence at the environment

Submitted to: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases


Table S1. Phenotypic profile of Aeromonas strains identified to species level

Identified as (Nº strains) / INDa / ADH / LDC / ODC / ESC / ARB / G-GAS / GCF / VP / GLUCOX / ARA / SAL / CEL / MAN / SUC / SOR / LACT / UROC
A. hydrophila (10) / + b / + / + / - / + / + / + / + / + / + / + / 70 / - / + / + / - / + / -
A. bestiarum (20) / + / + / 55 / - / + / + / + / + / 85 / + / + / 70 / 55 / + / + / 35 / - / 75
A. caviae (13) / 85 / 77 / - / - / + / + / - / - / - / - / + / 54 / + / - / + / - / + / 85
A. media (10) / + / 70 / - / - / + / + / - / 30 / - / - / + / + / 80 / + / + / - / 70 / 80
A. veronii/sobria (36) / + / + / 61 / - / 19 / - / + / + / 47 / + / 31 / - / 64 / + / + / - / - / -
A. jandaei (71) / + / + / 86 / - / - / - / + / + / + / + / - / - / - / + / + / - / - / -
A. dhakensis (7) / + c / + c / + c / - c / + c / + c / + c / + c / + c / + c / - c / + c / - c / + c / + c / - c / + c / + c
A. popoffii (1) / + / + / - / - / - / - / + / + / + / + / + / - / - / + / - / - / - / +

a.  Traits: IND, indol test; ADH, ADH Moeller´s test; LDC, LDC Moeller´s test; ODC, ODC Moeller´s test; hydrolysis of esculin (ESC) or arbutin (ARB); G-GAS, gas production from glucose; GCF, H2S production from cysteine; VP, Voges-Proskauer test; GLUCOX, gluconate oxidation; acid production from L-arabinose (ARA), salicin (SAL), D-cellobiose (CEL), D-mannose (MAN), sucrose (SUC) or sorbitol (SOR); use of L-lactate (LACT) or urocanate (UROC).

b. Positive strains: +, 90%; -, 10%; other percentages are detailed.

c. Published in Esteve et al. [13]