Genus Oxalobacter
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Oxalobacter Allison et al. 1985, gen. nov. (Type genus of the family ¤ Oxalobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006).
Type species: ¤ Oxalobacter formigenes Allison et al. 1985.
Etymology: N.L. n. oxalas -atis (from Gr. n. oxalis, sorrel), oxalate; N.L. pref. oxalo-, pertaining to oxalate; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Oxalobacter, an oxalate rod.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 18. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 375-376.
Effective publication: ALLISON (M.J.), DAWSON (K.A.), MAYBERRY (W.R.) and FOSS (J.G.): Oxalobacter formigenes gen. nov., sp. nov.: oxalate-degrading anaerobes that inhabit the gastrointestinal tract. Arch. Microbiol., 1985, 141, 1-7.
Validation List no. 18 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Oxalobacter formigenes Allison et al. 1985, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) OxB = ATCC 35274= CIP 106513.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U49757.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum formicum, formic acid; N.L. suff. -genes (from Gr. v. gennaô, to produce), producing; N.L. part. adj. formigenes, formic acid producing.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 18. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 375-376.
Effective publication: ALLISON (M.J.), DAWSON (K.A.), MAYBERRY (W.R.) and FOSS (J.G.): Oxalobacter formigenes gen. nov., sp. nov.: oxalate-degrading anaerobes that inhabit the gastrointestinal tract. Arch. Microbiol., 1985, 141, 1-7.
Validation List no. 18 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Oxalobacter vibrioformis Dehning and Schink 1990, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WoOx3 = DSM 5502.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR733700.
Etymology: L. v. vibro, to set in tremulous motion, move to and fro, vibrate; N.L. masc. n. vibrio, that which vibrates, and also a bacterial genus name of bacteria possessing a curved rod shape (Vibrio); L. adj. suffix -formis -is -e (from L. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance), -like, in the shape of; N.L. masc. adj. vibrioformis, shaped like a curved cell, like a vibrio.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 34. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 320-321.
Effective publication: DEHNING (I.) and SCHINK (B.): Two new species of anaerobic oxalate-fermenting bacteria, Oxalobacter vibrioformis sp. nov. and Clostridium oxalicum sp. nov., from sediment samples. Arch. Microbiol., 1989, 153, 79-84.
Validation List no. 34 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online