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title: Edwardsiella ictaluri
description: "This is a straight rod that is motile by peritrichous flagella. Growth is best at lower temperatures but it will grow at 35-37 C. It is a Gram negative organism. Gas is often produced and hydrogen sulfide is common. It…"
url: "https://vumicro.com/docs/edwardsiella-ictaluri/"
updated: "2022-03-24"
category: Reference Library / Gram negative bacilli
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# Edwardsiella ictaluri

This is a straight rod that is motile by peritrichous flagella. Growth is best at lower temperatures but it will grow at 35-37 C. It is a Gram negative organism. Gas is often produced and hydrogen sulfide is common. It is rarely found in the feces of healthy people, and is characterized as a pathogen of catfish, causing bloody diarrhea and massive fish kills in lakes.

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