''Shimia biformata'' is a

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, strictly

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rod-shaped Bacterial cellular morphologies are the shapes that are characteristic of various types of bacteria and often key to their identification. Their direct examination under a light microscope enables the classification of these bacteria (and archae ...

and non-

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-forming bacterium from the genus of ''

Shimia ''Shimia'' is a genus of bacteria from the family of Rhodobacteraceae. References Rhodobacteraceae Bacteria genera {{Rhodobacterales-stub ...

'' which has been isolated from seawater from Kending County in

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References

External links

Type strain of ''Shimia biformata'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Rhodobacteraceae Bacteria described in 2013 {{Rhodobacterales-stub