- Aeromonas veronii
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name = "Aeromonas veronii"
domain =Bacteria
regnum =Proteobacteria
phylum =Gammaproteobacteria
classis =Aeromonadales
genus = "Aeromonas "
binomial = "Aeromonas veronii"
binomial_authority ="Aeromonas veronii" is a gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium found in fresh water and in association with animals. It can be a pathogen of humans and a beneficial symbiont of
leech es. In humans "A. veronii" can cause diseases ranging from wound infections and diarrhea to septicemia in immunocompromised patients. In leeches, this bacterium is thought to function in the digestion of blood, provision of nutrients or preventing other bacteria from growing.
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