Name: Alkanindiges hongkongensis Woo et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hong.kong.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. hongkongensis, of Hong Kong

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-kan-IN-di-ges hon͡g-kon͡g-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 17557; HKU9; LMG 23171

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AF543466 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Woo PC, Tse H, Lau SK, Leung KW, Woo GK, Wong MK, Ho CM, Yuen KY. Alkanindiges hongkongensis sp. nov. A novel Alkanindiges species isolated from a patient with parotid abscess. Syst Appl Microbiol 2005; 28:316-322. 🇭🇰

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 168. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1603-1606.

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, note = "+". — 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 3 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
  • 🧍 In the effective publication, the protologue must state Alkanindiges hongkongensis instead of A. hongkongensis (Note of Validation List 168). Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 168. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1603-1606.

Parent taxon: Alkanindiges Bogan et al. 2003

Assigned by: Woo PC, Tse H, Lau SK, Leung KW, Woo GK, Wong MK, Ho CM, Yuen KY. Alkanindiges hongkongensis sp. nov. A novel Alkanindiges species isolated from a patient with parotid abscess. Syst Appl Microbiol 2005; 28:316-322. 🇭🇰

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Record number: 773078