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Genus Shimwellia
Name: Shimwellia Priest and Barker 2010
Etymology: Shim.wel’li.a. N.L. fem. n. Shimwellia, named after J. L. Shimwell who first isolated the bacterium
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Shimwelli-), s͡him-WEL-li-a
Type species: Shimwellia pseudoproteus Priest and Barker 2010
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Priest FG, 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. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1480-1481.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CIP: 2; LMG: 2; DSM: 2; JCM: 1; ATCC: 1; NCIMB: 1; HAMBI: 1; NCTC: 1.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Shimwellia blattae (Burgess et al. 1973) Priest and Barker 2010 validly published under the ICNP correct name Shimwellia pseudoproteus Priest and Barker 2010 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Enterobacteriaceae Rahn 1937 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Adeolu M, Alnajar S, Naushad S, S Gupta R. Genome-based phylogeny and taxonomy of the 'Enterobacteriales': proposal for Enterobacterales ord. nov. divided into the families Enterobacteriaceae, Erwiniaceae fam. nov., Pectobacteriaceae fam. nov., Yersiniaceae fam. nov., Hafniaceae fam. nov., Morganellaceae fam. nov., and Budviciaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5575-5599. 🇨🇦
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Record number: 517963
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