Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology
Volume 4: The Bacteroidetes, Spirochaetes, Tenericutes (Mollicutes), Acidobacteria, Fibrobacteres, Fusobacteria, Dictyoglomi, Gemmatimonadetes, Lentisphaerae, Verrucomicrobia, Chlamydiae, and Planctomycetes
Editors: Krieg, N.R., Ludwig, W., Whitman, W., Hedlund, B.P., Paster, B.J., Staley, J.T., Ward, N., Brown, D., Parte, A. (Eds.)
Free Preview- Volume 4 covers completely different phyla of bacteria than the previous 3 volumes. Volume 4 includes 12 phyla, including the Mollicutes, Spirochaetes and Chlamydiae. Volume 3 contained only 1 phylum, the Firmicutes (low DNA G+C content Gram-positive bacteria).
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- About this book
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Includes a revised taxonomic outline for the phyla Bacteroidetes, Planctomycetes, Chlamydiae, Spirochetes, Fibrobacteres, Fusobacteria, Acidobacteria, Verrucomicrobia, Dictyoglomi, and Gemmatimonadetes based upon the SILVA project as well as a description of more than 153 genera in 29 families. Includes many medically important taxa.
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From the reviews of the second edition:
“This latest instalment of the new Bergey’s adds to an encyclopaedic repository that provides an invaluable resource for all microbiologists, regardless of their areas of interest. … With its introductory material and indices, this volume approaches 1,000 pages, the quality of the content of which is consistently remarkably high throughout … and is illustrated with numerous phylogenetic trees and photographs. … should be available to all microbiology practitioners whether clinical, diagnostic, environmental or biotechnological, and in libraries for general consultation.” (Ann P. Wood, Microbiology Today, November, 2011)
- Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Road map of the phyla Bacteroidetes, Spirochaetes, Tenericutes (Mollicutes), Acidobacteria, Fibrobacteres, Fusobacteria, Dictyoglomi, Gemmatimonadetes, Lentisphaerae, Verrucomicrobia, Chlamydiae, and Planctomycetes
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Taxonomic outlines of the phyla Bacteroidetes, Spirochaetes, Tenericutes (Mollicutes), Acidobacteria, Fibrobacteres, Fusobacteria, Dictyoglomi, Gemmatimonadetes, Lentisphaerae, Verrucomicrobia, Chlamydiae, and Planctomycetes
Pages 21-24
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Phylum XIV. Bacteroidetes phyl. nov.
Pages 25-469
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Phylum XV. Spirochaetes Garrity and Holt 2001
Pages 471-566
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Phylum XVI. Tenericutes Murray 1984a, 356VP (Effective publication: Murray 1984b, 33.)
Pages 567-723
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology
- Book Subtitle
- Volume 4: The Bacteroidetes, Spirochaetes, Tenericutes (Mollicutes), Acidobacteria, Fibrobacteres, Fusobacteria, Dictyoglomi, Gemmatimonadetes, Lentisphaerae, Verrucomicrobia, Chlamydiae, and Planctomycetes
- Editors
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- Noel R. Krieg
- Wolfgang Ludwig
- William Whitman
- Brian P. Hedlund
- Bruce J. Paster
- James T. Staley
- Naomi Ward
- Daniel Brown
- Aidan Parte
- Copyright
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York
- Copyright Holder
- Bergey’s Manual Trust
- Distribution Rights
- Distribution rights for India: CBS Publishers, New Delhi, India
- eBook ISBN
- 978-0-387-68572-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-0-387-68572-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-0-387-95042-6
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-4939-3715-8
- Edition Number
- 2
- Number of Pages
- XXVI, 949
- Additional Information
- Originally published by Williams & Wilkins, 1984
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