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Aeromonas salmonicida
Aeromonas salmonicida Aeromonas salmonicida
Medium sized, grey colonies.
 
The same Blood Agar plate examined with transmitted light. No haemolysis.
General characteristics: Gram-negative. Catalase- and oxidase-positive. Non-motile. Attacks sugars by fermentation. Some strains produce a brown water-soluble pigment.
Microscopy:
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