Name: Acidovorax kalamii Pal et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ka.la’mi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. kalamii, referring to Abdul Kalam, a well-known scientist who advanced space research in India

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ki-DO-wo-rax ka-LA-mi-i, masculine

Type strain: KCTC 52819; KNDSW-TSA6; MTCC 12652; VTCC B-910010

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KY425604 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Pal D, Kaur N, Sudan SK, Bisht B, Krishnamurthi S, Mayilraj S. Acidovorax kalamii sp. nov., isolated from a water sample of the river Ganges. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1719-1724. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2413-2415.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.10921 (N = 21).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Acidovorax Willems et al. 1990

Assigned by: Pal D, Kaur N, Sudan SK, Bisht B, Krishnamurthi S, Mayilraj S. Acidovorax kalamii sp. nov., isolated from a water sample of the river Ganges. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1719-1724. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 797702