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

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: o.xa.la.ti.ca. N.L. neut. n. oxalatum, oxalate; L. fem. adj. suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. oxalatica, pertaining to oxalate

Gender: feminine

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

Effective publication: Sahin N, Isik K, Tamer AU, Goodfellow M. Taxonomic position of "Pseudomonas oxalaticus" strain ox14T (DSM 1105T) (Khambata and Bhat, 1953) and its description in the genus Ralstonia as Ralstonia oxalatica comb. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2000; 23:206-209.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 77. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1953.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

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

• Notes:
  • ❗ Ralstonia oxalatica 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 Ralstonia.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 Nom. rev. / basonym: "Pseudomonas oxalaticus". Publication: Khambata SR, Bhat JV. Studies on a new oxalate-decomposing bacterium, Pseudomonas oxalaticus. J Bacteriol 1953; 66:505-507.
  • 🧍 In Validation List no. 77, Ralstonia oxalatica is erroneously cited as Ralstonia oxalaticus (sic). Publication: Euzeby JP, Kudo T. Corrigenda to the validation lists. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1933-1938.

Parent taxon: Ralstonia Yabuuchi et al. 1996

Assigned by: Sahin N, Isik K, Tamer AU, Goodfellow M. Taxonomic position of "Pseudomonas oxalaticus" strain ox14T (DSM 1105T) (Khambata and Bhat, 1953) and its description in the genus Ralstonia as Ralstonia oxalatica comb. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2000; 23:206-209.

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