MeSH definition : The sole species of the genus Oxalobacter consisting of straight or curved gram-negative
rods with rounded ends. Cells are nonmotile, nonsporing, and use oxylates as the only
source of CARBON and energy, with formate and CARBON DIOXIDE as end products. They
are isolated from lake sediments and from the rumen or large bowel of humans and animals.
(From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed);
MeSH Hyperonym : oxalobacter;
MeSH Related Number : txid846;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalobacter formigenes;
The sole species of the genus Oxalobacter consisting of straight or curved gram-negative
rods with rounded ends. Cells are nonmotile, nonsporing, and use oxylates as the only
source of CARBON and energy, with formate and CARBON DIOXIDE as end products. They
are isolated from lake sediments and from the rumen or large bowel of humans and animals.
(From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed)