Species Clostridium oxalicum

Name: Clostridium oxalicum Dehning and Schink 1990

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.xa’li.cum. N.L. neut. n. acidum oxalicum, oxalic acid; N.L. neut. adj. oxalicum, referring to the metabolism of oxalic acid

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … o-KSA-li-kum, neuter

Type strain: Alt Ox1; ATCC 49686; DSM 5503

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16S rRNA gene: X77840 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Dehning I, 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. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 34. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:320-321.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Oxalophagus oxalicus (Dehning and Schink 1990) Collins et al. 1994

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Oxalophagus oxalicus (Dehning and Schink 1990) Collins et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Clostridium oxalicum is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Clostridium.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Dehning I, 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. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 774941

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Species Clostridium oxalicum