Prevalence of environmental Aeromonas in South East Queensland, Australia: a study of their interactions with human monolayer Caco-2 cells

Abstract

This study indicates that Aeromonas strains carrying one or more virulence properties are prevalent in local waterways and are capable of translocating in a human enterocyte cell culture model. However, their importance in human gastrointestinal disease has yet to be verified under competitive conditions of the gut.