A species-discriminatory aerA TaqMan qPCR assay for rapid quantification of Aeromonas veronii in fish tissues and aquaculture water.
A singleplex hydrolysis-probe (TaqMan) quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay targeting an A. veronii-discriminatory region of the aerolysin gene (aerA) was developed and validated and supports rapid quantification of aerA-positive A. veronii in fish and aquaculture-water matrices.