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Genus Evansella
Name: Evansella Gupta et al. 2020
Etymology: E.van.sel’la. N.L. fem. dim. n. Evansella, named after the pioneering American microbiologist Dr Alice Catherine Evans (1881-1975, US Department of Agriculture) for her contributions in the field of bacteriology
Gender: feminine (stem: Evansell-)
Type species: Evansella cellulosilytica corrig. (Nogi et al. 2005) Gupta et al. 2020
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Gupta RS, Patel S, Saini N, Chen S. Robust demarcation of 17 distinct Bacillus species clades, proposed as novel Bacillaceae genera, by phylogenomics and comparative genomic analyses: description of Robertmurraya kyonggiensis sp. nov. and proposal for an emended genus Bacillus limiting it only to the members of the Subtilis and Cereus clades of species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5753-5798. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4645.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Li et al. (2024) assigned this genus to the family Salisediminibacteriaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024.
Publication:
Li Y, Zhang D, Bo D, Peng D, Sun M, Zheng J. A taxonomic note on the order Caryophanales: description of 12 novel families and emended description of 21 families. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6539.
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Nogi Y, Takami H, Horikoshi K. Characterization of alkaliphilic Bacillus strains used in industry: proposal of five novel species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2309-2315.
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.02372 (N = 11).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 7; DSM: 5; ATCC: 4; CGMCC: 2; CIP: 2; KCTC: 2; MCC: 2; LMG: 2; MTCC: 1; NBRC: 1.
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🧕 Li et al. (2024) assigned this genus to the family Salisediminibacteriaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024.
Publication:
Li Y, Zhang D, Bo D, Peng D, Sun M, Zheng J. A taxonomic note on the order Caryophanales: description of 12 novel families and emended description of 21 families. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6539.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 8
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 8
Total number of child taxa: 11
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Child taxa:
Parent taxon: Bacillaceae Fischer 1895 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Gupta RS, Patel S, Saini N, Chen S. Robust demarcation of 17 distinct Bacillus species clades, proposed as novel Bacillaceae genera, by phylogenomics and comparative genomic analyses: description of Robertmurraya kyonggiensis sp. nov. and proposal for an emended genus Bacillus limiting it only to the members of the Subtilis and Cereus clades of species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5753-5798.
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Record number: 14509
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