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Species Oxalobacter vibrioformis
Name: Oxalobacter vibrioformis Dehning and Schink 1990
Etymology: vi.bri.o.for’mis. 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. suff. -formis -is -e, -like, in the shape of; from L. fem. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance; N.L. masc. adj. vibrioformis, shaped like a curved cell, like a vibrio [probably better: vibrioniformis]
Pronunciation, gender: wi-bri-o-FOR-mis, masculine
Type strain: DSM 5502; WoOx3
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
FR733700
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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: correct name
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Notes:
- 😷 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.
Parent taxon: Oxalobacter Allison et al. 1985
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: 779025
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