Abstract
Previous studies have shown that two hemolytic toxins, HlyA and AerA, contribute to the virulence of Aeromonas hydrophila. A survey was performed to gauge the distribution of hlyA and aerA genes in clinical and environmental Aeromonas isolates. For A. hydrophila, A. veronii biotype sobria and A caviae, 96%, 12% and 35% of strains, respectively, were hlyA positive, whereas, 78%, 97%, 41%, respectively, were aerA positive. All virulent A. hydrophila isolates were hlyA + aerA +. This genotype was most common in A. hydrophila (75.4%) followed by A. caviae (29.4%) and A. veronii biotype sobria (9.6%). For A. hydrophila, a two-hemolytic toxin model of virulence provides the best prediction of virulence in an animal model.
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