Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Enterobacteriaceae

Photobacterium phosphoreum

Citrobacter freundii

Biochemistry

Serratia

Escherichia coli

Microbiology

Proteus mirabilis

Enterobacter

Bacteria

Biology

Gene

Vibrio

Enterobacter cloacae

Pseudomonas

Enterobacter aerogenes

Vibrio alginolyticus

Plesiomonas shigelloides

Citrobacter

Pseudomonas putida

Proteus vulgaris

Genetics

Microorganisms

Histamine is a toxic biogenic amine commonly found in seafood products or their derivatives. This metabolite is produced by histamine-producing bacteria (HPB) such as Proteus vulgaris, P. mirabilis, Enterobacter aerogenes, E. cloacae, Serratia fonticola, S. liquefaciens, Citrobacter freundii, C. braakii, Clostridium spp., Raoultella planticola, R. ornithinolytica, Vibrio alginolyticus, V. parahaemolyticus, V. olivaceus, Acinetobacter lowffi, Plesiomonas shigelloides, Pseudomonas putida, P. fluorescens, Aeromonas spp., Photobacterium damselae, P. phosphoreum, P. leiognathi, P. iliopiscarium, P. kishitanii, and P. aquimaris. In this review, the role of these bacteria in histamine production in fish and seafood products with consequences for human food poisoning following consumption are discussed. In addition, methods to control their activity in countering histamine production are proposed.

Role of Marine Bacterial Contaminants in Histamine Formation in Seafood Products: A Review