Name: Oceanibacterium hippocampi Balcázar et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Gender: neuter

Type strain: BFLP-8; CECT 7691; DSM 23444

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FN687912 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Balcazar JL, Planas M, Pintado J. Oceanibacterium hippocampi gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from cutaneous mucus of wild seahorses (Hippocampus guttulatus). Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2012; 102:187-191.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 150. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:797-798.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Oceanibacterium Balcázar et al. 2013. Publication: Balcazar JL, Planas M, Pintado J. Oceanibacterium hippocampi gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from cutaneous mucus of wild seahorses (Hippocampus guttulatus). Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2012; 102:187-191.
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Oceanibacterium Balcázar et al. 2013

Assigned by: Balcazar JL, Planas M, Pintado J. Oceanibacterium hippocampi gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from cutaneous mucus of wild seahorses (Hippocampus guttulatus). Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2012; 102:187-191.

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