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Detailed explanation-1: -“The name of the bacterium is Solibacillus kalamii, the species name is after Dr. Abdul Kalam and genus name is Solibacillus which is a spore-forming bacteria, ” said Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran, senior research scientist, Biotechnology and Planetary Protection Group at JPL.

Detailed explanation-2: -The bacterial strains belonging to the family Methylobacteriaceae were isolated from different locations aboard the ISS across two consecutive flights. While one strain was identified as Methylorubrum rhodesianum, the other three were previously undiscovered and belonged to a novel species.

Detailed explanation-3: -NASA has named a new bacteria discovered on the filters of the International Space Station, ISS, as Solibacillus kalamii to honour the late president Dr A P J Abdul Kalam.

Detailed explanation-4: -“Named Drypetes kalamii after the late Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam, it is a herb, having separate male and female plants, ” said Gopal Krishna, the study lead author from the Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India (BSI), in Howrah, India.