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Species Mycobacterium hippocampi

Name: Mycobacterium hippocampi Balcázar et al. 2014

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: hip.po.cam’pi. L. gen. masc. n. hippocampi, of the seahorse

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-bak-TE-ri-um hip-po-KAM-pi, neuter

Type strain: BFLP-6; DSM 45391; LMG 25372

16S rRNA gene: FN430736 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Balcazar JL, Planas M, Pintado J. Mycobacterium hippocampi sp. nov., a rapidly growing scotochromogenic species isolated from a seahorse with tail rot. Curr Microbiol 2014; 69:329-333. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 160. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3603-3606.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Mycobacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Balcazar JL, Planas M, Pintado J. Mycobacterium hippocampi sp. nov., a rapidly growing scotochromogenic species isolated from a seahorse with tail rot. Curr Microbiol 2014; 69:329-333. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 792273