Shimwellia

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Shimwellia

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Number of species cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Shimwellia Priest and Barker 2010, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Shimwellia pseudoproteus Priest and Barker 2010.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Shimwellia, named after J. L. Shimwell who first isolated the bacterium.
Reference: PRIEST (F.G.) and BARKER (M.): Gram-negative bacteria associated with brewery yeasts: reclassification of Obesumbacterium proteus biogroup 2 as Shimwellia pseudoproteus gen. nov., sp. nov., and transfer of Escherichia blattae to Shimwellia blattae comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 828-833.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Shimwellia blattae (Burgess et al. 1973) Priest and Barker 2010, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 29907 = CDC 9005-74 = CIP 103175 = CIP 104942 = DSM 4481 = HAMBI 1692 = JCM 1650 = LMG 3030 = NCTC 12127.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: JN175333.
Basonym: ¤ Escherichia blattae Burgess et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. gen. n. blattae, of the cockroach.
Reference: PRIEST (F.G.) and BARKER (M.): Gram-negative bacteria associated with brewery yeasts: reclassification of Obesumbacterium proteus biogroup 2 as Shimwellia pseudoproteus gen. nov., sp. nov., and transfer of Escherichia blattae to Shimwellia blattae comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 828-833.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Shimwellia pseudoproteus Priest and Barker 2010, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 521 = DSM 3038 = LMG 24835 = NCIMB 14534.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FJ267523.
Etymology: Gr. adj. pseudês, false; L. n. proteus, the ancient sea-god, noted for being able to change his form at will, and also a bacterial epithet; N.L. masc. n. pseudoproteus, the false [Obesumbacterium] proteus.
Reference: PRIEST (F.G.) and BARKER (M.): Gram-negative bacteria associated with brewery yeasts: reclassification of Obesumbacterium proteus biogroup 2 as Shimwellia pseudoproteus gen. nov., sp. nov., and transfer of Escherichia blattae to Shimwellia blattae comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 828-833.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: Shimwellia pseudoproteus Priest and Barker 2010 was previously known as ¤ Obesumbacterium proteus hybridisation group 2 or as ¤ Obesumbacterium proteus biogroup 2.