HC2 of Pseudomonas sp. induced enteritis in Hippocampus japonicus.

The article focuses on a study where HC2 strain of genus Pseudomonas is isolated in Hippocampus japonicus with enteritis and its pathogenicity was approved by means of experimental infection. Topics discussed include the extensive use of seahorses in traditional medicine particularly traditional Chinese medicine, vulnerability of seahorses for infection and disease as they are extremely prone to stress, and bacteriosis as the leading cause of mortality during the rearing of seahorses.