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Shimwellia

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Domain
  
Bacteria

Class
  
Gammaproteobacteria

Phylum
  
Proteobacteria

Order
  
Enterobacteriaceae

Kingdom
  
Eubacteria

Family
  
Enterobacteriaceae

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Enterobacteriaceae, Thorselliaceae, Brenneria, Ewingella americana, Raoultella

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

Species in Shimwellia are genetically similar to Escherichia but differ in notable ways. S. blattae can synthesize coenzyme B12 and S. pseudoproteus is associated with beer spoilage.

References

Shimwellia Wikipedia