Name: Ensifer alkalisoli Li et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.li’so.li. N.L. neut. n. alkali, alkali (from Arabic al-qaliy) (indeclinable); L. neut. n. solum, soil (can be noun or adjective); N.L. gen. neut. n. alkalisoli, of alkaline soil, referring to the saline-alkali soil where the bacterium was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: EN-si-fer al-ka-LI-so-li, masculine

Type strain: HAMBI 3655; LMG 29286; YIC 4027

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KX668272 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li Y, Yan J, Yu B, Wang ET, Li X, Yan H, Liu W, Xie Z. Ensifer alkalisoli sp. nov. isolated from root nodules of Sesbania cannabina grown in saline-alkaline soils. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5294-5300. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:525-528.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sinorhizobium alkalisoli (Li et al. 2016) Kuzmanović et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Ensifer Casida 1982

Assigned by: Li Y, Yan J, Yu B, Wang ET, Li X, Yan H, Liu W, Xie Z. Ensifer alkalisoli sp. nov. isolated from root nodules of Sesbania cannabina grown in saline-alkaline soils. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5294-5300. 🇨🇳

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