Aeromonas caviae (DSM 29415, AecaKS148, KS148)
Aeromonas caviae AecaKS148 is a human pathogen that was isolated from influent of a municipal wastewater treatment plant.
human pathogen 16S sequence BacteriaName and taxonomic classification
| @ref 20215 |
Last LPSN update
2026-05-29 08:37:18 |
| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Pseudomonadota |
| Class Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order Aeromonadales |
| Family Aeromonadaceae |
| Genus Aeromonas |
| Species Aeromonas caviae |
| Full scientific name Aeromonas caviae (Scherago 1936) Popoff 1984 |
| Synonyms (5) |
Culture and growth conditions
Culture medium
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21463 | TRYPTICASE SOY YEAST EXTRACT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 92) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: TRYPTICASE SOY YEAST EXTRACT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 92) Composition: Trypticase soy broth 30.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Yeast extract 3.0 g/l Distilled water | ||
| 21463 | COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693) | Medium recipe at MediaDive | Name: COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693) Composition: Defibrinated sheep blood 50.0 g/l Columbia agar base |
Culture temp
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21463 | positive | growth | 37 |
Physiology and metabolism
Metabolite utilization
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Utilization activity | Kind of utilization tested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68368 | 29016 ChEBI | arginine | + | hydrolysis | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 16947 ChEBI | citrate | - | assimilation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 17634 ChEBI | D-glucose | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 16899 ChEBI | D-mannitol | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 30849 ChEBI | L-arabinose | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 62345 ChEBI | L-rhamnose | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 25094 ChEBI | lysine | - | degradation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 28053 ChEBI | melibiose | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 17268 ChEBI | myo-inositol | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 18257 ChEBI | ornithine | - | degradation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 27897 ChEBI | tryptophan | + | energy source | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API 20E |
Metabolite production
Metabolite tests
Enzymes
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68368 | arginine dihydrolase | + | 3.5.3.6 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | beta-galactosidase | + | 3.2.1.23 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | cytochrome oxidase | + | 1.9.3.1 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | lysine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.18 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | ornithine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.17 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | tryptophan deaminase | - | 4.1.99.1 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API 20E |
API 20E
| @ref | ONPG | ADH (Arg) | LDC (Lys) | ODC | CIT | H2S productionH2S | URE | TDA (Trp) | IND | Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP | GEL | GLU | MAN | INO | Sor | RHA | SAC | MEL | AMY | ARA | OX | Nitrite productionNO2 | Reduction to N2N2 | MotilityMOB | Growth on MacConkey mediumMAC | OF-O | OF-F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21463 | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | +/- | + | + | - | - | - | + | - | + | + | + | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | |
| 21463 | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | + | + | + | - | + | - | + | - | - | + | + | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. |
Isolation, sampling and environmental information
Isolation
| @ref | Sample type | Geographic location | Country | Country ISO 3 Code | Continent | Latitude | Longitude | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21463 | influent of a municipal wastewater treatment plant | Bangkok | Thailand | THA | Asia | 13.7367 | 100.523 |
Taxonmaps
Global distribution of 16S sequence KJ946377 (>99% sequence identity) for Aeromonas from Microbeatlas 
 Aquatic Samples |
400 |
 Soil Samples |
45 |
 Animal Samples |
595 |
 Plant Samples |
47 |
| Total Samples | 1087 |
Sequence information
16S sequences
| @ref | Description | Accession | Length | Database | NCBI tax ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21463 | Aeromonas caviae strain KS148 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence | KJ946377 | 1360 |   | 648 |
Literature
Literature 
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phylogeny | Occurrence of bacteriophages infecting Aeromonas, Enterobacter, and Klebsiella in water and association with contamination sources in Thailand. | Wangkahad B, Bosup S, Mongkolsuk S, Sirikanchana K | J Water Health | 10.2166/wh.2014.204 | 2015 | |
How to cite
If you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive130141.20260601.11
When using BacDive for research please cite the following paper
BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain dataIsabel Schober, Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà Carbasse, Christian Ebeling, Marvin Leon Schmidt, Adam Podstawka, Rohit Gupta, Vinodh Ilangovan, Javad Chamanara, Jörg Overmann, Lorenz Christian Reimer
Nucleic Acids Research; database issue 2025.
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