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Genus Shimia
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 8
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Shimia Choi and Cho 2006, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Shimia marina Choi and Cho 2006.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Shimia, of Shim, named in honour of Dr Jae H. Shim, for his contributions to marine plankton ecology in Korea.
Valid publication: CHOI (D.H.) and CHO (B.C.): Shimia marina gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel bacterium of the Roseobacter clade isolated from biofilm in a coastal fish farm. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1869-1873.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Shimia Choi and Cho 2006 emend. Hameed et al. 2013.
Reference: HAMEED, A., SHAHINA, M., LIN, S.-Y., LAI, W.-A., HSU, Y.-H., LIU, Y.-C., HUANG, Y.-M. and YOUNG, C.-C. 2013. Shimia biformata sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater, and emended description of the genus Shimia Choi and Cho 2006. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 4533-4539.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Shimia abyssi Wirth and Whitman 2018, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JAMH 043=DSM 100673=JCM 30900.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LC057677.
Basonym: ¤ Thalassobius abyssi Nogi et al. 2016.
Etymology: L. gen. n. abyssi, from the abyss.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: WIRTH, J. S. and WHITMAN, W. B. 2018. Phylogenomic analyses of a clade within the roseobacter group suggest taxonomic reassignments of species of the genera Aestuariivita, Citreicella, Loktanella, Nautella, Pelagibaca, Ruegeria, Thalassobius, Thiobacimonas and Tropicibacter, and the proposal of six novel genera. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2393-2411.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Shimia aestuarii Wirth and Whitman 2018, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JC2049=DSM 15283=IMSNU 14011=KCTC 12049.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY442178.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: NZ_FOTQ00000000.1.
Basonym: ¤ Thalassobius aestuarii Yi and Chun 2007.
Etymology: L. gen. n. aestuarii, of a tidal flat.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: WIRTH, J. S. and WHITMAN, W. B. 2018. Phylogenomic analyses of a clade within the roseobacter group suggest taxonomic reassignments of species of the genera Aestuariivita, Citreicella, Loktanella, Nautella, Pelagibaca, Ruegeria, Thalassobius, Thiobacimonas and Tropicibacter, and the proposal of six novel genera. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2393-2411.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Shimia aquaeponti Wirth and Whitman 2018, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GJSW-22=KCTC 42115=NBRC 110378.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KJ729030.
Basonym: ¤ Thalassobius aquaeponti Park et al. 2015.
Etymology: L. fem. n. aqua, water; L. masc. n. pontus, the sea; N.L. gen. n. aquaeponti, of the water of the sea, from where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: WIRTH, J. S. and WHITMAN, W. B. 2018. Phylogenomic analyses of a clade within the roseobacter group suggest taxonomic reassignments of species of the genera Aestuariivita, Citreicella, Loktanella, Nautella, Pelagibaca, Ruegeria, Thalassobius, Thiobacimonas and Tropicibacter, and the proposal of six novel genera. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2393-2411.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Shimia biformata Hameed et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CC-AMW-C=JCM 18818=BCRC 80548.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC169813.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. biformata, double-formed, two-shaped, pertaining to the different cell morphology during different growth phases.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Reference: HAMEED, A., SHAHINA, M., LIN, S.-Y., LAI, W.-A., HSU, Y.-H., LIU, Y.-C., HUANG, Y.-M. and YOUNG, C.-C. 2013. Shimia biformata sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater, and emended description of the genus Shimia Choi and Cho 2006. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 4533-4539.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Shimia haliotis Hyun et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WM35=KACC 17212=JCM 18870.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC196071.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. haliotis, of Haliotis, the systematic name of a genus of abalone, isolated from Haliotis discus hannai.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: HYUN, D.-W., KIM, M.-S., SHIN, N.-R., KIM, J. Y., KIM, P. S., WHON, T. W., YUN, J.-H. and BAE, J.-W. 2013. Shimia haliotis sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from the gut of an abalone, Haliotis discus hannai. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 4248-4253.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Shimia isoporae Chen et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SW6 = SW-6 = BCRC 80085 = LMG 25377.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ976449.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. isoporae, of Isopora, isolated from a coral belonging to the genus Isopora.
Valid publication: CHEN (M.H.), SHEU (S.Y.), CHEN (C.A.), WANG (J.T.) and CHEN (W.M.): Shimia isoporae sp. nov., isolated from the reef-building coral Isopora palifera. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 823-827.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Shimia marina Choi and Cho 2006, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CL-TA03 = JCM 13038 = KCCM 42117.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY962292.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. marina, of or belonging to the sea, marine.
Valid publication: CHOI (D.H.) and CHO (B.C.): Shimia marina gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel bacterium of the Roseobacter clade isolated from biofilm in a coastal fish farm. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1869-1873.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Shimia sagamensis Nogi et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JAMH 011=JCM 30583=DSM 29734.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LC008540.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. sagamensis, pertaining to Sagami Bay, where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: NOGI, Y., MORI, K., UCHIDA, H. and HATADA, Y. 2015. Shimia sagamensis sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from cold-seep sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 2786-2790.
Original article in IJSEM Online