Vibrio hippocampi
| Vibrio hippocampi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Vibrionales |
| Family: | Vibrionaceae |
| Genus: | Vibrio |
| Species: | V. hippocampi |
| Binomial name | |
| Vibrio hippocampi Balcázar et al., 2010 | |
Vibrio hippocampi is a species of gram-negative bacteria from the order Vibrionales. The species was first isolated from the feces of wild seahorses (Hippocampus guttulatus) captured in Spain.[1][2] Similar to other members of the genus, V. hippocampi is a facultatively anaerobic gram-negative rod.[3] The species is positive for catalase, oxidase, and reduction of nitrate to nitrite.
V. hippocampi grows readily on trypticase soy agar, producing circular colonies that are 1.5 to 2 millimetres (0.059 to 0.079 in) in diameter. The species has an optimum growth temperature of 20 °C (68 °F).[1]
References
- 1 2 Balcázar, José Luis; Pintado, José; Planas, Miquel (2010). "Vibrio hippocampi sp. nov., a new species isolated from wild seahorses (Hippocampus guttulatus)". FEMS Microbiology Letters. 307 (1): 30–34. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.2010.01955.x. ISSN 1574-6968. PMID 20402780.
- ↑ McCaulley, Felicia (2017-01-03). "Seahorses and Vibrio". Reefs.com. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
- ↑ Robinson, Richard Kenneth; Batt, Carl A.; Patel, P. D. (2000). Encyclopedia of food microbiology. San Diego: Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-227070-3.