Aeromonadaceae

Aero·mo·na·da·ceae (ār″o-mo″nə-daґse-e) a family of gram-negative, primarily aquatic, bacteria of the order Aeromonadales, consisting of straight, rigid, non–spore-forming, usually motile rods; organisms are facultatively anaerobic, chemo-organotrophic, and oxidase- and catalase-positive. Most are aquatic and some are pathogenic. Medically important organisms are contained in the genus Aeromonas.