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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Shimia fortis"

Name: "Shimia fortis" Dong et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: for’tis. L. fem. adj. fortis, strong, referring to the fact that the strain is still viable after six months of laboratory cultivation

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: S͡HI-mi-a FOR-tis, feminine

Nomenclatural type: KCTC 8307; MCCC 1H01481; SDUM112013

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16S rRNA gene: PP892595 Analysetree FASTA download

Original publication: Dong XY, Lin PR, Tan XY, Li JQ, Du ZJ, Ye MQ. Shimia fortis sp. nov., Isolated from Marine Sediment. Curr Microbiol 2026; 83:140. 🇨🇳

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Shimia Choi and Cho 2006

Assigned by: Dong XY, Lin PR, Tan XY, Li JQ, Du ZJ, Ye MQ. Shimia fortis sp. nov., Isolated from Marine Sediment. Curr Microbiol 2026; 83:140. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 71109

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