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In Germany, information on diseases caused by <jats:italic>Aeromonas<\/jats:italic> is rare, because <jats:italic>Aeromonas<\/jats:italic> infections are not notifiable in Germany. To address this information gap and gain better insights, a successful collaboration with human medical diagnostic laboratories within Germany was established and several <jats:italic>Aeromonas<\/jats:italic> isolates from diseased patients were sent to the <jats:italic>Aeromonas<\/jats:italic> laboratory of the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment. 52 clinical <jats:italic>Aeromonas<\/jats:italic> isolates, of which anonymized patients\u2019 data were available, were selected for further characterization by MALDI-TOF MS, biochemical testing, and whole genome sequencing (WGS). Nearly half of the isolates were from patients older than 60\u2009years, whereas only four isolates were from patients aged up to 10\u2009years. 30 isolates originated from stools of patients with diarrhea\/(gastro-)enteritis and 22 strains were from patients with diverse extraintestinal infections, such as wound infection, septicemia, bursitis, abscesses, cholangitis, urinary tract infections, and pneumonia. Taxonomical identification revealed following predominant species: <jats:italic>A. veronii<\/jats:italic> biovar <jats:italic>sobria<\/jats:italic> (18 isolates), <jats:italic>A. caviae<\/jats:italic> (17 isolates), and <jats:italic>A. hydrophila<\/jats:italic> (nine isolates). Two <jats:italic>A. salmonicida<\/jats:italic> isolates and one isolate each of <jats:italic>A. dhakensis, A. bestiarum,<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>A. encheleia<\/jats:italic> were also identified. Three closely related intestinal isolates could not be assigned to a recognized <jats:italic>Aeromonas<\/jats:italic> species. The clustering of strains based on virulence factor profile resulted in a grouping that closely resembles the clustering of the phylogenetic tree suggesting that the profiles are specific for each species. Our study on clinical <jats:italic>Aeromonas<\/jats:italic> isolates characterizes for the first time human pathogenic strains isolated in Germany. These bacteria are important microorganisms within the One Health context because of their ubiquitous presence in the environment and as a cause of opportunistic infections in humans and animals. Infections caused by <jats:italic>Aeromonas<\/jats:italic> bacteria show a seasonality with increased infection rates in warmer periods. 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