Name: Oxalobacter Allison et al. 1985

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: O.xa.lo.bac.ter. N.L. masc. n. oxalas (gen. oxalatis), oxalate; from Gr. fem. n. oxalis, sorrel; N.L. pref. oxalo-, pertaining to oxalate (in compound words condensed from oxalas gen. oxalatis or oxalis gen. oxalidis); N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Oxalobacter, an oxalate rod

Gender: masculine (stem: Oxalobacter-)

Type species: Oxalobacter formigenes Allison et al. 1985

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Allison MJ, Dawson KA, Mayberry WR, Foss JG. Oxalobacter formigenes gen. nov., sp. nov.: oxalate-degrading anaerobes that inhabit the gastrointestinal tract. Arch Microbiol 1985; 141:1-7.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 18. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1985; 35:375-376.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the family Oxalobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006. Publication: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Family II. Oxalobacteraceae fam. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 623.
  • This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in some sources as: "Oxalobaeter".
  • The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 4; DSM: 4; CIP: 1.
  • Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "OXBT" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 5

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Oxalobacter aliiformigenes" Chmiel et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Oxalobacter formigenes Allison et al. 1985	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Oxalobacter paeniformigenes" Chmiel et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    "Oxalobacter paraformigenes" Chmiel et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Oxalobacter vibrioformis Dehning and Schink 1990	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Oxalobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006

Assigned by: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Family II. Oxalobacteraceae fam. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 623.

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