Species Oxalicibacterium horti

Name: Oxalicibacterium horti Sahin et al. 2009

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: hor’ti. L. gen. masc. n. horti, of a garden (isolated from a garden soil)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: o-xa-li-ki-bak-TE-ri-um HOR-ti, neuter

Type strain: DSM 21640; IFO 13594; NBRC 13594; OD1

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AB469786 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Sahin N, Portillo MC, Kato Y, Schumann P. Description of Oxalicibacterium horti sp. nov. and Oxalicibacterium faecigallinarum sp. nov., new aerobic, yellow-pigmented, oxalotrophic bacteria. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2009; 296:198-202. 🇹🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 129. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2129-2130.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from the type species and may be reclassified as Herminiimonas". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Oxalicibacterium Tamer et al. 2003

Assigned by: Sahin N, Portillo MC, Kato Y, Schumann P. Description of Oxalicibacterium horti sp. nov. and Oxalicibacterium faecigallinarum sp. nov., new aerobic, yellow-pigmented, oxalotrophic bacteria. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2009; 296:198-202. 🇹🇷

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