Genus Simkania
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Simkania Everett et al. 1999, gen. nov. (Type genus of the family ¤ Simkaniaceae Everett et al. 1999).
Type species: ¤ Simkania negevensis Everett et al. 1999.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Simkania, arbitrary name formed from the personal name Simona Kahane.
Valid publication: EVERETT (K.D.E.), BUSH (R.M.) and ANDERSEN (A.A.): Emended description of the order Chlamydiales, proposal of Parachlamydiaceae fam. nov. and Simkaniaceae fam. nov., each containing one monotypic genus, revised taxonomy of the family Chlamydiaceae, including a new genus and five new species, and standards for the identification of organisms. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 415-440.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Simkania negevensis Everett et al. 1999, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Z = ATCC VR-1471.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U68460.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. negevensis, of or pertaining to the Negev, a desert in southern Israel.
Valid publication: EVERETT (K.D.E.), BUSH (R.M.) and ANDERSEN (A.A.): Emended description of the order Chlamydiales, proposal of Parachlamydiaceae fam. nov. and Simkaniaceae fam. nov., each containing one monotypic genus, revised taxonomy of the family Chlamydiaceae, including a new genus and five new species, and standards for the identification of organisms. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 415-440.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: In the paper by Everett et al. 1999, the type strain is erroneously cited as ATCC VR 1471 (without dash).
Reference: TANG (J.): Personal communication (May 30, 2001).