Shimwellia

Shimwellia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Gammaproteobacteria
Order:	Enterobacterales
Family:	Enterobacteriaceae
Genus:	Shimwellia Priest and Barker 2010
Species
S. blattae S. pseudoproteus

Shimwellia is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae. The two species of Shimwellia are Shimwellia blattae (formerly Escherichia blattae) and Shimwellia pseudoproteus (formerly Obesumbacterium pseudoproteus). ^[1]

Species in Shimwellia are genetically similar to Escherichia but differ in notable ways. S. blattae can synthesize coenzyme B12 ^[2] and S. pseudoproteus is associated with beer spoilage. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Priest, F. G.; Barker, M. (6 August 2009). "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". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 60 (4): 828–833. doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.013458-0 .
2. Brzuszkiewicz, E.; Waschkowitz, T.; Wiezer, A.; Daniel, R. (27 July 2012). "Complete Genome Sequence of the B12-Producing Shimwellia blattae Strain DSM 4481, Isolated from a Cockroach". Journal of Bacteriology. 194 (16): 4436–4436. doi:10.1128/JB.00829-12. PMC   3416266 . PMID   22843577.
3. Thomas, M.; Cole, J. A.; Hough, J. S. (8 July 1972). "BIOCHEMICAL PHYSIOLOGY OF OBESUMBACTERIUM PROTEUS, A COMMON BREWERY CONTAMINANT". Journal of the Institute of Brewing. 78 (4): 332–339. doi: 10.1002/j.2050-0416.1972.tb03457.x .
4. Priest, F. G.; Hough, J. S. (8 July 1974). "THE INFLUENCE OF HAFNIA PROTEA (OBESUMBACTERIUM PROTEUS) ON BEER FLAVOUR". Journal of the Institute of Brewing. 80 (4): 370–376. doi: 10.1002/j.2050-0416.1974.tb03631.x .