Oxalobacter is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria in the Oxalobacteraceae family. The species are chemoorganotrophs and strictly anaerobic.[1] They are found in rumens of animals such as cattle and in feces of other animals, rodents, and humans. Oxalobacter species have also been isolated from marine sources, including from fresh water samples.[1] These bacteria are characterized by their ability to metabolize oxalate.
| Oxalobacter | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Burkholderiales |
| Family: | Oxalobacteraceae |
| Genus: | Oxalobacter Allison et al. 1985 |
| Type species | |
| Oxalobacter formigenes | |
| Species | |
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Oxalobacter aliiformigenes Oxalobacter formigenes Oxalobacter paeniformigenes Oxalobacter paraformigenes Oxalobacter vibrioformis | |
The genus was first identified in 1985.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Garrity, George M.; Brenner, Don J.; Krieg, Noel R.; Staley, James T. (eds.) (2005). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Volume Two: The Proteobacteria, Part C: The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria. New York, New York: Springer. ISBN 978-0-387-24145-6.
- ^ Allison, Milton J.; Dawson, Karl A.; Mayberry, William R.; Foss, John G. (1985). "Oxalobacter formigenes gen. nov., sp. nov.: oxalate-degrading anaerobes that inhabit the gastrointestinal tract". Archives of Microbiology. 141 (1): 1–7. doi:10.1007/BF00446731. ISSN 0302-8933. S2CID 10709172.
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