Bergey's Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology Volume Two: The Proteobacteria, Part A Introductory Essays.

Includes introductory chapters on classification of prokaryotes, the concept of bacterial species, numerical and polyphasic taxonomy, bacterial nomenclature and the etymology of prokaryotic names, nucleic acid probes and their application in environmental microbiology, culture collections, and the i...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2005.
Edition:2nd ed. 2005.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
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Table of Contents:
  • The History of Bergey’s Manual
  • On Using the Manual
  • Procaryotic Domains
  • Classification of Procaryotic Organisms and the Concept of Bacterial Speciation
  • Identification of Procaryotes
  • Numerical Taxonomy
  • Polyphasic Taxonomy
  • Overview: A Phylogenetic Backbone and Taxonomic Framework for Procaryotic Systematics
  • Nucleic Acid Probes and Their Application in Environmental Microbiology
  • Bacterial Nomenclature
  • Etymology in Nomenclature of Procaryotes
  • Microbial Ecology—New Directions, New Importance
  • Culture Collections: An Essential Resource for Microbiology
  • Intellectual Property of Procaryotes
  • Anoxygenic Phototrophic Purple Bacteria
  • Aerobic Bacteria Containing Bacteriochlorophyll And Belonging To The Alphaproteobacteria
  • Nitrifying Bacteria
  • The Lithoautotrophic Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria
  • The Lithoautotrophic Nitrite-Oxidizing Bacteria
  • Bacteria that Respire Oxyanions of Chlorine
  • The Revised Road Map to the Manual.