Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology: Volume One : The Archaea and the Deeply Branching and Phototrophic Bacteria (Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology (Springer-Verlag) Book 1)

Bacteriologists from all levels of expertise and within all specialties rely on this Manual as one of the most comprehensive and authoritative works. Since publication of the first edition of the Systematics, the field has undergone revolutionary changes, leading to a phylogenetic classification of prokaryotes based on sequencing of the small ribosomal subunit. The list of validly named species has more than doubled since publication of the first edition, and descriptions of over 2000 new and realigned species are included in this new edition along with more in-depth ecological information about individual taxa and extensive introductory essays by leading authorities in the field. 00. Title pages 1. The History of Bergey's Manual Pages 1-13 The History of Bergey's Manual INTRODUCTION ANTECEDENTS OF BERGEY'S MANUAL STEPS LEADING TO THE FIRST EDITION OF THE MANUAL THE STRUGGLE FOR FINANCIAL AND EDITORIAL INDEPENDENCE INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO REGULATE TAXONOMY THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE SCOPE OF THE MANUAL THE PUBLICATION PROCESS 2. Phylum BIX. Deferribacteres phy. nov. Pages 15-19 Phylum BIX. Deferribacteres phy. nov. ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS DEFERRIBACTER FROM OTHER GENERA FURTHER READING ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FLEXISTIPES FROM OTHER GENERA FURTHER READING FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS GEOVIBRIOFROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER READING FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENTAND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS SYNERGISTESFROM OTHER GENERA 3. Procaryotic Domains Pages 21-25 Procaryotic Domains 4. Classification of Procaryotic Organisms and the Concept of Bacterial Speciation Pages 27-31 Classification of Procaryotic Organisms and the Concept of Bacterial Speciation CLASSIFICATION NOMENCLATURE AND IDENTIFICATION MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN BACTERIAL CLASSIFICATION 5. Identification of Procaryotes Pages 33-38 Identification of Procaryotes THE NATURE OF IDENTIFICATION SCHEMES PURE CULTURES USE OF PROBES FOR FOR IDENTIFICATION OF A PARTICULAR SPECIES USE OF PROBES FOR IDENTIFICATION OF MULTIPLE SPECIES IN MIXED CULTURES IDENTIFICATION OF A PARTICULAR STRAIN OF A SPECIES FURTHER READING 6. Numerical Taxonomy Pages 39-42 Numerical Taxonomy LOGICAL STEPS IN CLASSIFICATION NUMERICAL IDENTIFICATION 7. Polyphasic Taxonomy Pages 43-48 Polyphasic Taxonomy INTRODUCTION DIFFERENT TYPES OF INFORMATION USED IN POLYPHASIC TAXONOMY POLYPHASIC STRATEGY POLYPHASIC TAXONOMY IN PRACTICE CONCLUSION PERSPECTIVES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 8. Overview A Phylogenetic Backbone and Taxonomic Framework for Procaryotic Systematics Pages 49-65 Overview: A Phylogenetic Backbone and Taxonomic Framework for Procaryotic Systematics INTRODUCTION RECONSTRUCTION AND INTERPRETATION OF PHYLOGENETIC TREES LIMITATIONS OF TREE RECONSTRUCTION PRESENTATION OF PHYLOGENETIC TREES THE BENCHMARK MOLECULE FOR PROCARYOTE SYSTEMATICS SOME DRAWBACKS OF 16S RRNA GENE SEQUENCE ANALYSIS COMPARATIVE ANALYSES OF ALTERNATIVE PHYLOGENETIC MARKERS SOME DRAWBACKS OF ALTERNATIVE PHYLOGENETIC MARKERS ALTERNATIVE GENE TREES RATIONALE FOR A 16S RRNA-DERIVED BACKBONE FOR THE SMALL SUBUNIT RRNA-BASED TREE 9. Nucleic Acid Probes and Their Application in Environmental Microbiology Pages 67-82 Nucleic Acid Probes and Their Application in Environmental Microbiology INTRODUCTION BASIC PRINCIPLES OF NUCLEIC ACID PROBING DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEIC ACID PROBES NUCLEIC ACID PROBES AND THEIR APPLICATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY FORMATS OF OLIGONUCLEOTIDE HYBRIDIZATION NUCLEIC ACID PROBES AND THEIR APPLICATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY APPLICATIONS OF NUCLEIC ACID PROBING IN ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY OUTLOOK 10. Bacterial Nomenclature Pages 83-88 Bacterial Nomenclature SCOPE OF NOMENCLATURE LATINIZATION TAXONOMIC HIERARCHY FORM OF NAMES PURPOSES OF THE CODES OF NOMENCLATURE PRIORITY OF PUBLICATION NOMENCLATURAL TYPES DESCRIPTIONS CLASSIFICATION DETERMINES NOMENCLATURE CHANGES OF NAME NAMES SHOULD BE NECESSARY NAMES ARE LABELS, NOT DESCRIPTIONS CITATION OF NAMES SYNONYMS AND HOMONYMS PROPOSAL OF NEW NAMES THE PROPOSED BIOCODE 11. Etymology in Nomenclature of Procaryotes Pages 89-99 Etymology in Nomenclature of Procaryotes I. INTRODUCTION II. FORMATION OF GENERIC NAMES AND SPECIFIC EPITHETS III. SOME CASE HISTORIES OF MALFORMED NAMES IV. PRACTICAL ETYMOLOGY IN DESCRIPTIONS OF GENERA AND SPECIES V. RECOMMENDATIONS (FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF LANGUAGE) FOR FUTURE EMENDATIONS OF THE BACTERIOLOGICAL CODE 12. Microbial Ecology—New Directions, New Importance Pages 101-109 Microbial Ecology-New Directions, New Importance INTRODUCTION: MICROBIAL ECOLOGy-THE CORE THAT LINKS ALL BRANCHES OF MICROBIOLOGY CLASSICAL MICROBIAL ECOLOGY THE WOESEAN REVOLUTION AND ITS IMPACT ON MICROBIAL ECOLOGY THE CHALLENGE OF UNCULTURED SPECIES RELEVANCE OF PURE CULTURE STUDIES TO MICROBIAL ECOLOGY FINALE 13. Culture Collections An Essential Resource for Microbiology Pages 111-113 Culture Collections: An Essential Resource for Microbiology HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ROLE OF CULTURE COLLECTIONS ROLE IN PRESERVATION OF MICROBIAL BIODIVERSITY TYPE STRAINS NETWORKING AND DATABASES 14. Intellectual Property of Procaryotes Pages 115-117 Intellectual Property of Procaryotes PATENTS TRADEMARKS AND RELATED CONCEPTS COPYRIGHTS CONCLUSION 15. The Road Map to the Manual The Road Map to the Manual INTRODUCTION THE TAXONOMIC HIERARCHY MAPPING THE TAXONOMIC SPACE PHENOTYPIC GROUPS WITHIN THE PROCARYOTES THE PROCARYOTIC PHYLA THE ROAD MAP TO THE MANUAL THE ROAD MAP TO THE MANUAL THE ROAD MAP TO THE MANUAL 16. Phylum AI. Crenarchaeota Phylum AI. Crenarchaeota phy. nov. ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS CALDIVIRGA FROM OTHER GENERA ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS PYROBACULUM FROM OTHER GENERA DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS THERMOCLADIUM FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS AEROPYRUM FROM OTHER GENERA FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS ANNA-LOUISE REYSENBACH FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS STETTERIA FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS SULFOPHOBOCOCCUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS THERMODISCUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS THERMOSPHAERA FROM OTHER GENERA FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS PYRODICTIUM FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS ANNA-LoUISE REYSENBACH AND WOLFRAM ZILLIG FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS HYPERTHERMUS FROM OTHER GENERA DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS HYPERTHERMUS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS 17. Phylum All. Euryarchaeota phy. nov. Phylum All. Euryarchaeota phy. nov. Taxonomy of Methanogenic Archaea FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA PHYLUM All. EURYARCHAEOTA FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE ·PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FAMILY II. METHANOCALDOCOCCACEAE FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION GENUS I. METHANOMICROBIUM ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS BOONE FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES GENUS V. METHANOLACINIA 259 MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA GENUS VI. METHANOPLANUS TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS GENUS IV. METHANOHALOPHILUS TABLE A2.21. FURTHER DESC~IPTIVE INFORMATION PHYLUM All. EURYARCHAEOTA ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION PHYLUM All. EURYARCHAEOTA ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS GRANT FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS ANTONIO VENTOSA AND MASAHIRO KAMEKURA FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS MASAHIRO KAMEKURA FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS PHYLUM All. EURYARCHAEOTA FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FROM OTHER GENERA 18. Phylum BI. Aquificae Phylum BI. Aquificae phy. nov. FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS AOUIFEX FROM OTHERGENERA FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION FURTHER READING ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS CALDEROBACTERIUM FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER READING FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATiON ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS THERMOCRINIS FROM OTHER GENERA FURTHER READING FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS DESULFUROBACTERIUM FROM OTHER GENERA 19. Phylum BII. Thermotogae Phylum BII. Thermotogae phy.nov. FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS THERMOTOGA FROM OTHER GENERA ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FURTHER READING DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS THERMOTOGA FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FERVIDOBACTERIUM FROM OTHER GENERA FURTHER READING ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS GEOTOGA FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS PETROTOGA FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES FURTHER READING 20. Phylum BIII. Thermodesulfobacteria Phylum BIll. Thermodesulfobacteria phy. nov. FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS THERMODESULFOBACTERIUM FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FURTHER READING 21. Phylum BIV. “Deinococcus–Thermus” Phylum BIV. "Deinococcus-Thermus" ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES TAXONOMIC COMMENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FURTHER READING ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES TAXONOMIC COMMENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES TAXONOMIC COMMENTS 22. Phylum BV. Chrysiogenetes Phylum BV. Chrysiogenetes phy. nov. FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS CHRYSIOGENES FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS 23. Phylum BVI. Chloroflexi Phylum BVI. Chloroflexi phy. nov. FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS CHLOROFLEXUS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS CHLORONEMA FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS HELIOTHRIX FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS OSCILLOCHLORIS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS Order II. "Herpetosiphonales" FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES TAXONOMIC COMMENTS 24. Phylum BVII. Thermomicrobia PHYLUM BVII. THERMOMICROBIA FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS THERMOMICROBIUM FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS 25. Phylum BVIlI. Nitrospirae Phylum BVIlI. Nitrospirae phy. nov. DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS NITROSPIRA FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER READING FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS LEPTOSPIRILLUM FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS THERMODESULFOVIBRIO FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER READING 26. Phylum BIX. Deferribacteres Phylum BIX. Deferribacteres phy. nov. ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS DEFERRIBACTER FROM OTHER GENERA FURTHER READING ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FLEXISTIPES FROM OTHER GENERA FURTHER READING FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS GEOVIBRIOFROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER READING FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENTAND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS SYNERGISTESFROM OTHER GENERA 27. Phylum BX. Cyanobacteria Phylum BX. Cyanobacteria Oxygenic Photosynthetic Bacteria General Characteristics of the Cyanobacteria Phylogenetic Relationships Among the Cyanobacteria Based on 16S rRNA Sequences FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER READING FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER READING FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION TAXONOMIC COMMENTS TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER READING FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION TAXONOMIC COMMENTS TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION-'\'- TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION TAXONOMIC COMMENTS TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION TAXONOMIC COMMENTS TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION TAXONOMIC COMMENTS ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES TAXONOMIC COMMENTS ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS CHLOROGLOEOPSIS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS FISCHERELLA FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS 28. Phylum BXI. Chlorobi Phylum BXI. Chlorobi phy. nov. FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS CHLOROBIUM FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS CHLOROBIUM FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS ANCALOCHLORIS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC COMMENTS FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS CHLOROHERPETON FROM OTHER GENERA FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS PELODICTYON FROM OTHER GENERA FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ENRICHMENT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES MAINTENANCE PROCEDUR ES DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS PROSTHECOCHLORIS FROM OTHER GENERA TAXONOMIC C OMMENTS 29. Phylum BXIII. Firmicutes Phylum BXIII. Firmicutes FURTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GENUS HELIOBACTERIUM FROM OTHER GENERA This volume includes numerous introductory chapters on the basic concepts and practice of prokaryotic taxonomy in addition to detailed descriptions of the Archaea, phototrophic bacteria and some very deep bacterial phyla. Introductory chapters include the topics of classification of prokaryotes, the concept of bacterial speciation, 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 intellectual property of prokaryotes. The first Road Map to the prokaryotes is included as well as an overview of the phylogenetic backbone and taxonomic framework for prokaryotic systematics. This volume also provides descriptions of 413 species in 165 genera that are assigned to the phyla Crenarchaeota, Euryarchaeota, Aquificae, Thermatogae, Thermodesulfobacteria, Deinococcus-Thermus, Chrysiogenetes, Chloroflexi, Thermomicrobia, Nitrospira, Deferribacteres, Cyanobacteria, and Chlorobi. In addition, the volume contains an introductory chapter to nonoxygenic, phototropic species of Bacteria belonging to the Proteobacteria and Firmicutes, which will be repeated in more detail in subsequent volumes.