:Simkania

{{Short description|Genus of bacteria}}

{{automatic Taxobox

| taxon = Simkania

| authority =Everett, Bush & Andersen 1999

| type_species = Simkania negevensis

| type_species_authority = Everett, Bush & Andersen 1999

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision =

• S. negevensis

}}

Simkania, is a genus of bacteria belonging to the Chlamydiota.{{cite journal|last1=Everett|first1=K. D. E.|last2=Bush|first2=R. M.|last3=Andersen|first3=A. A.|title=Emended description of the order Chlamydiales, proposal of Parachlamydiaceae fam. nov. and Simkaniaceae fam. nov., each containing two monotypic genus, revised taxonomy of the family Chlamydiaceae, including a new genus and five new species, and standards for the identification of organisms|journal=International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology|volume=49|issue=2|year=1999|pages=415–440|issn=0020-7713|doi=10.1099/00207713-49-2-415|pmid=10319462|url=https://naldc-legacy.nal.usda.gov/naldc/download.xhtml?id=26011&content=PDF|doi-access=free}} The only species of this genus is Simkania negevensis.{{cite web|url=https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/simkania |title=Simkania |accessdate=28 January 2018 |website=LSPN}}