Species ***Mycobacterium* *hippocampi***

Name: Mycobacterium hippocampi Balcázar et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Gender: neuter

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

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FN430736 Analyse FASTA

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

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mycolicibacterium hippocampi (Balcázar et al. 2014) Gupta et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 2024-03-28.

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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Species Mycobacterium hippocampi

Species ***Mycobacterium* *hippocampi***