Name: Alcaligenes pakistanensis Abbas et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.kis.ta.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. pakistanensis, from Pakistan, where the organism was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-ka-LI-ge-nes pa-kis-ta-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: JCM 30216; KCTC 42083; LMG 28368; NCCP 650

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB920828 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Abbas S, Ahmed I, Iida T, Lee YJ, Busse HJ, Fujiwara T, Ohkuma M. A heavy-metal tolerant novel bacterium, Alcaligenes pakistanensis sp. nov., isolated from industrial effluent in Pakistan. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 108:859-870. 🇵🇰

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 167. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1-3.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Alcaligenes pakistanensis subsp. lycopodii" Paul et al. 2026	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Alcaligenes Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Abbas S, Ahmed I, Iida T, Lee YJ, Busse HJ, Fujiwara T, Ohkuma M. A heavy-metal tolerant novel bacterium, Alcaligenes pakistanensis sp. nov., isolated from industrial effluent in Pakistan. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 108:859-870. 🇵🇰

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Record number: 793681