Name: Shimia sagamensis Nogi et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sa.ga.men’sis. N.L. fem. adj. sagamensis, pertaining to Sagami Bay, where the type strain was isolated [probably better: sagamiensis]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … sa-ga-MEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 29734; JAMH 11; JCM 30583

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC008540 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Nogi Y, Mori K, Uchida H, Hatada Y. Shimia sagamensis sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from cold-seep sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2786-2790. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4294-4296.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Shimia Choi and Cho 2006

Assigned by: Nogi Y, Mori K, Uchida H, Hatada Y. Shimia sagamensis sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from cold-seep sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2786-2790. 🇯🇵

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