Description: This manual is one of the most comprehensive and authoritative works in the field of prokaryotic systematics, and is usually the first reference that a microbiologist consults when questions arise regarding the characteristics of an unfamiliar species or an unknown strain that bears some similarity to a more familiar one.
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Part A. Bergey's Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology
Edited by: Garrity, George M.; Brenner, Don J.; Krieg, Noel R.; Staley, James R.
Knovel Release Date:
Dec 6, 2007
Knovel Subject Area(s):
Biochemistry, Biology & Biotechnology
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Like a dictionary to a writer, this manual is usually the first reference that a microbiologist consults when questions arise regarding the characteristics of an unfamiliar species or an unknown strain that bears some similarity to a more familiar one. While the first edition has served the community well for many years, it has become outdated. In addition to such fundamental revelations, the widespread application of new methods of classifying prokaryotes has led to an explosive growth in the number of validly published species and higher taxa. Since completion of the first edition of the manual, the number of published species has more than tripled and has been accompanied by numerous taxonomic realignments that take into consideration newly published findings.
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