Aeromonas salmonicida: Trouble for Aquaculture with Drug Resistance
Aeromonas salmonicida causes furunculosis in salmon hatcheries and in freshwater fish. The organism has several recognized virulence mechanisms including the T3SS [1].
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Strep Infections in High Places
George Washington, age 67, had a bad peritonsillar or epiglottal abscess; indeed, he died from it as his personal physicians resorted to extensive blood letting and did not dare lance the abscess. He would have recovered with penicillin, I guess, but in his days the best treatment option for quinsy was surgical drainage. Continue reading Strep Infections in High Places