Name: Solibacillus kalamii Checinska Sielaff et al. 2017

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: … ka-LA-mi-i, masculine

Type strain: DSM 101595; ISSFR-015; NRRL B-65388

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KT763359 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Checinska Sielaff A, Kumar RM, Pal D, Mayilraj S, Venkateswaran K. Solibacillus kalamii sp. nov., isolated from a high-efficiency particulate arrestance filter system used in the International Space Station. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:896-901. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2079-2080.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Solibacillus Krishnamurthi et al. 2009

Assigned by: Checinska Sielaff A, Kumar RM, Pal D, Mayilraj S, Venkateswaran K. Solibacillus kalamii sp. nov., isolated from a high-efficiency particulate arrestance filter system used in the International Space Station. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:896-901. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 795171