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Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology

Volume 5: The Actinobacteria

  • This is the final volume in the best-selling series Features descriptions of over 200 genera in 49 families Includes a revised taxonomic outline for the Actinobacteria
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Table of contents (3 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
  2. Road map of the phylum Actinobacteria

    • Wolfgang Ludwig, Jean Euzéby, Peter Schumann, Hans-Jürgen Busse, Martha E. Trujillo, Peter Kämpfer et al.
    Pages 1-28
  3. Taxonomic outline of the phylum Actinobacteria

    • Wolfgang Ludwig, Jean Euzéby, William B. Whitman
    Pages 29-31
  4. Phylum XXVI. Actinobacteria phyl. nov.

    • Michael Goodfellow
    Pages 33-2028
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 2029-2083

About this book

Includes a revised taxonomic outline for the Actinobacteria or the high G+C Gram positives is based upon the SILVA project as well as a description of greater than 200 genera in 49 families. Includes many medically and industrially important taxa.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Microbiology, Bergey’s Manual Trust University of Georgia, Athens, USA

    William B. Whitman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology

  • Book Subtitle: Volume 5: The Actinobacteria

  • Editors: Michael Goodfellow, Peter Kämpfer, Hans-Jürgen Busse, Martha E. Trujillo, Ken-ichiro Suzuki, Wolfgang Ludwig, William B. Whitman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68233-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: 2012, 1984-1989 Bergey's Manual Trust 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-95043-3Published: 09 May 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-7916-5Published: 02 April 2019

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XLVIII, 2083

  • Number of Illustrations: 450 b/w illustrations

  • Additional Information: Originally published by Williams & Wilkins, 1984

  • Topics: Life Sciences, general, Biomedicine general, Medical Microbiology, Microbiology, Bacteriology, Applied Microbiology

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Hardcover Book USD 379.99
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