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This is a first draft. My intention is to construct pages modeled after those in Wikopedia for Helicobacterium pylori. Oxalobacter formigenes (class Betaproteobacteria; order Burkholderiales; family Oxalobacteriaceae, Allison et al., 1985). is a Gram-negative, obligate anaerobic rod shaped bacterium which uses, and requires, oxalic acid for growth. It inhabits the large intestine of most humans as well as a diversity of other animals. Its activity in the large intestine reduces the amount of dietary oxalate that is absorbed and excreted in urine (Duncan et al., 2002) and there is growing evidence that this reduces the risk for formation of calcium oxalate kidney stones. Allison MJ, Dawson KA, Mayberry WR, Foss JG (1985) Oxalobacter formigenes gen.nov., sp. nov.: oxalate-degrading anaerobes that inhabit the gastrointestinal tract. Arch Microbiol 141:1-7 Duncan SH, Richardson AJ, Kaul P, Holmes RP, Allison MJ, Stewart CS (2002) Oxalobacter formigenes and its potential role in human health. Appl Environ Microbiol 68:3841-3847