[2] In humans A. veronii can cause diseases ranging from wound infections and diarrhea to sepsis in immunocompromised patients.

In leeches, this bacterium is thought to function as a symbiote aiding in the digestion of blood, provision of nutrients, or preventing other bacteria from growing.

[3] Humans treated with medicinal leeches after vascular surgery can be at risk for infection from A. veronii and are commonly placed on prophylactic antibiotics.

This study used the gastrointestinal contents of rainbow trout to screen for bacteria that inhibited growth of S. iniae and Lactococcus garvieae.

They identified A. veronii as a potential candidate for control of S. iniae and L. garvieae infections in aquaculture.