Name: Cupriavidus oxalaticus (Sahin et al. 2000 ex Khambata and Bhat 1953) Vandamme and Coenye 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Ralstonia oxalatica corrig. (ex Khambata and Bhat 1953) Sahin et al. 2000

Etymology: o.xa.la.ti.cus. N.L. neut. n. oxalatum, oxalate; L. masc. adj. suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. oxalaticus, pertaining to oxalate

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 11883; CCUG 2086; DSM 1105; IFO 13593; JCM 11285; LMG 2235; NBRC 13593; NCIB 8642; NCIMB 8642; Ox1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF155567 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Vandamme P, Coenye T. Taxonomy of the genus Cupriavidus: a tale of lost and found. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2285-2289.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:551-554.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Ralstonia oxalatica corrig. (ex Khambata and Bhat 1953) Sahin et al. 2000	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Wautersia oxalatica (Sahin et al. 2000 ex Khambata and Bhat 1953) Vaneechoutte et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Ralstonia oxalaticus (ex Khambata and Bhat 1953) Sahin et al. 2000	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 17 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 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 the genus.

Parent taxon: Cupriavidus Makkar and Casida 1987

Assigned by: Vandamme P, Coenye T. Taxonomy of the genus Cupriavidus: a tale of lost and found. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2285-2289.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/cupriavidus-oxalaticusCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 775319