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

Adnorita Fandah Oktariani; Yan Ramona; Putu Eka Sudaryatma; Ida Ayu Mirah Meliana Dewi; Kalidas Shetty

doi:10.3390/microorganisms10061197

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

Microorganisms. 2022 Jun 11;10(6):1197. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10061197.

Authors

Adnorita Fandah Oktariani^{1

2}, Yan Ramona^{1

3}, Putu Eka Sudaryatma⁴, Ida Ayu Mirah Meliana Dewi⁵, Kalidas Shetty⁶

Affiliations

¹ Doctoral Study Program of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Udayana University, Denpasar 80361, Bali, Indonesia.
² PT. Intimas Surya, Denpasar 80222, Bali, Indonesia.
³ Integrated Laboratory for Biosciences and Biotechnology, Udayana University, Denpasar 80361, Bali, Indonesia.
⁴ Fish Quarantine Inspection Agency, Denpasar 80361, Bali, Indonesia.
⁵ School of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Udayana University, Denpasar 80361, Bali, Indonesia.
⁶ Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58102, USA.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: biogenic amine; histamine producing bacteria (HPB); marine bacteria.

Publication types

Review

Grants and funding

This research received no external funding. The APC of the manuscript was funded by research project of Prof. Kalidas Shetty at the North Dakota State University, USA.