Name: Shimia ponticola Chen et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pon.ti’co.la. L. masc. n. pontus, the sea; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, a dweller, inhabitant; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. ponticola, a dweller of sea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pon-TI-ko-la, feminine

Type strain: KCTC 62628; MCCC 1K02295; WX04

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16S rRNA gene: OM019301 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chen Q, He B, Lin TH, Jiao N, Zheng Q. Shimia ponticola sp. nov., an aerobic anoxygenic photoheterotrophic bacterium, isolated from surface seawater in the South China Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5859. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5996.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Shimia Choi and Cho 2006

Assigned by: Chen Q, He B, Lin TH, Jiao N, Zheng Q. Shimia ponticola sp. nov., an aerobic anoxygenic photoheterotrophic bacterium, isolated from surface seawater in the South China Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5859. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 38361