Aeromonas-Induced Deaths Among Fish and Reptiles in an Eutrophic Inland Lake

Abstract

SUMMARY Aeromonas hydrophila and Aeromonas shigelloides were associated with mortality among fish, turtles, and alligators of Lake Apopka, Lake and Orange Counties, Florida. Factors predisposing to infection included eutrophication of the lake and low dissolved oxygen content of the water.