Biochemical Test of Aeromonas hydrophila

By Prof Moses Joloba

Basic CharacteristicsProperties (Aeromonas hydrophila)
Capsule-ve
Catalase+ve
Citrate+ve
Flagella+ve
Gas+ve
Gelatin Hydrolysis+ve
Gram StainingGram-negative
H2S+ve
Hemolysis+ve
Indole+ve
Maximum Growth Temperature41°C
Motility+ve
Nitrate Reduction+ve
OF (Oxidative-Fermentative)Fermentative
Oxidase+ve
Oxygen RequirementFacultative Anaerobe
ShapeRod
Spore-ve
String Test-ve
TSIA (Triple Sugar Iron Agar)Alkali/Acid
Urease-ve
VP (Voges Proskauer)+ve
Fermentation Of
ArabinoseVariable
Arabitol-ve
DNase+ve
Dulcitol-ve
Erythritol-ve
Glucose+ve
GluconateVariable
LactoseVariable
Mannitol+ve
Mucate-ve
Rhamnose-ve
Sorbitol-ve
Sucrose+ve
Trehalose+ve
Xylose-ve
Enzymatic Reactions
Arbutin+ve
Arginine Dehydrolase+ve
Elastase+ve
Esculin Hydrolysis+ve
Lysine Decarboxylase+ve
Ornithine Decarboxylase-ve
Pectinase+ve
Phenylalanine Deaminase-ve
Pyrazinamidase+ve