Name: Evansella alkalicola (Zhai et al. 2022) Narsing Rao et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus alkalicola Zhai et al. 2022

Etymology: al.ka.li’co.la. N.L. neut. n. alkali, alkali (indeclinable); from Arabic article al, the; from Arabic masc. n. qaly, ashes of saltwort; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabitant, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. alkalicola, an inhabitant of alkaline environments

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: e-wan-SEL-la al-ka-LI-ko-la, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.10368; JCM 17098; NBRC 107743; Zby6

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GU583650 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Narsing Rao MP, Wang S, Wang H, Kang YQ, Li WJ. Proposal for transfer Bacillus alkalicola to the genus Evansella as Evansella alkalicola comb. nov. Arch Microbiol 2022; 204:433. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 222. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6640.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacillus alkalicola Zhai et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-04-09.
  • 🙆 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 risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Evansella Gupta et al. 2020

Assigned by: Narsing Rao MP, Wang S, Wang H, Kang YQ, Li WJ. Proposal for transfer Bacillus alkalicola to the genus Evansella as Evansella alkalicola comb. nov. Arch Microbiol 2022; 204:433. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 64697