Shimwellia blattae

Shimwellia blattae
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Pseudomonadota
Class:
Gammaproteobacteria
Order:
Enterobacterales
Family:
Enterobacteriaceae
Genus:
Shimwellia
Species:
Shimwellia blattae
Binomial name
Shimwellia blattae
(Burgess et al. 1973) Priest and Barker 2010, comb. nov.[1]
Synonyms

Escherichia blattae Burgess 1973

Shimwellia blattae (formerly Escherichia blattae) is a species of bacterium, one of two in the genus Shimwellia. It is an aerobic enteric bacterium first isolated from the hindgut of cockroaches. Although it is related to human pathogens, including Escherichia coli, S. blattae is not pathogenic to humans.[2] It is notable for its ability to synthesize vitamin B12 de novo.[3]

  1. ^ "Shimwellia". List of prokaryotic names with standing in nomenclature. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  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. doi:10.1128/JB.00829-12. PMC 3416266. PMID 22843577.
  3. ^ Andres, Sönke; Wiezer, Arnim; Bendfeldt, Hanna; Waschkowitz, Tanja; Toeche-Mittler, Caroline; Daniel, Rolf (2004). "Insights into the Genome of the Enteric Bacterium Escherichia blattae: Cobalamin (B12) Biosynthesis, B12-Dependent Reactions, and Inactivation of the Gene Region Encoding B12-Dependent Glycerol Dehydratase by a New Mu-Like Prophage". Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology. 8 (3): 150–168. doi:10.1159/000085788. PMID 16088217. S2CID 39468724.