Taxonomic position of 'Pseudomonas oxalaticus' strain Ox1(T) (DSM 110(T)) (Khambata and Bhat, 1953) and its description in the genus Ralstonia as Ralstonia oxalatica comb, nov

Şahin N., Işık K., Tamer A. Ü., Goodfellow M.

Systematic and Applied Microbiology, vol.23, no.2, pp.206-209, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2000
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s0723-2020(00)80006-5
  • Journal Name: Systematic and Applied Microbiology
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.206-209
  • Keywords: Oxalate, Ralstonia, Ralstonia oxalatica comb. nov, Taxonomy
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

'Pseudomonas oxalaticus' strain Ox1(T) (= DSM 1105(T)), which was described as an oxalate-decomposing bacterium, was reinvestigated to clarify its taxonomic position. 16S ribosomal DNA sequence comparisons demonstrated that this species is phylogenetically related to the species of the genus Ralstonia and represents a new species. The result of the DNA-DNA hybridization value was supported in this placement. Strain Ox1(T) is closely related to Ralstonia eutropha with a less than 60% DNA-DNA hybridization value. The new name Ralstonia oxalatica comb. nov. is proposed to strain Ox1(T), on the basis of these results and previously published data for the G + C content of the genomic DNA and the phenotypic characters.