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Oxalobacter formigenes

Epidemiology: - oxalate-degrading anaerobic bacterium that colonizes colon of numerous vertebrates, including humans Pathology: - persons who are not colonized with O formigenes absorb more dietary oxalate & excrete it into the urine (hyperoxaluria), thus are prone to calcium oxalate stones [2]

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Oxalobacter

Properties

KINGDOM: monera DIVISION: SCHIZOMYCETES

References

  1. Wikipedia: Oxalobacter formigenes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalobacter_formigenes
  2. Massey LK Food Oxalate: Factors affecting measurement, biological variation, and bioavailability. J Am Diet Assoc. 2007 Jul;107(7):1191-4 PMID: 17604750
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  4. Stewart CS, Duncan SH, Cave DR. Oxalobacter formigenes and its role in oxalate metabolism in the human gut. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2004 Jan 15;230(1):1-7. Review. PMID: 14734158 Free Article
  5. Siva S, Barrack ER, Reddy GP et al A critical analysis of the role of gut Oxalobacter formigenes in oxalate stone disease. BJU Int. 2009 Jan;103(1):18-21. Review. PMID: 19021605 Free Article
  6. Sikora P, Niedzwiadek J, Mazur E et al Intestinal colonization with Oxalobacter formigenes and its relation to urinary oxalate excretion in pediatric patients with idiopathic calcium urolithiasis. Arch Med Res. 2009 Jul;40(5):369-73. doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2009.05.004. PMID: 19766900