The Prokaryotes: A Handbook on the Biology of Bacteria Volume 6: Proteobacteria: Gamma Subclass

The first edition of **The Prokaryotes , published in 1981, took a bold step to become the most comprehensive and authoritative encyclopedic handbook on prokaryotes. Another important step was taken with the second edition in 1992, when the chapters were organized on the basis of the molecular phylogeny as a rational, evolutionary basis for the taxonomy of the prokaryotes. By then, the two volumes of the first edition had expanded to four.** With the decision to publish the handbook electronically, the third edition was the boldest step of all. The advantages were obvious and persuasive: essentially unlimited space, no restrictions on the use of color, and the inclusion of film and animated illustrations. Nevertheless, the affection for a printed handbook was highly underestimated and during the first 5 years of the continuously evolving online version, a growing demand for a new print edition was voiced by the scientific and corporate community. Thus, Springer is now publishing a third edition in printed form. In total, 7 volumes will make up this new fully revised and updated version. Compared to the second edition, this edition will contain 85% new contents, printed in color throughout. It will be ideally suited for research centers in academia and in the corporate world that need reliable and up-to-date information on the biology of the prokaryotic organisms. Frontmatter 1 Cover 1 Half-Title 2 Inside Cover 3 Copyright 4 Preface 5 Foreword 6 Contents of Volumes 1-7 8 Contributors 28 3. Proteobacteria 53 3.3 Gamma Subclass 53 CHAPTER 3.3.1 New Members of the Family Enterobacteriaceae 53 CHAPTER 3.3.2 Phylogenetic Relationships of Bacteria with Special Reference to Endosymbionts and Enteric Species 89 CHAPTER 3.3.3 The Genus Escherichia 108 CHAPTER 3.3.4 The Genus Edwardsiella 120 CHAPTER 3.3.5 The Genus Citrobacter 138 CHAPTER 3.3.6 The Genus Shigella 147 CHAPTER 3.3.7 The Genus Salmonella 171 CHAPTER 3.3.8 The Genus Klebsiella 207 CHAPTER 3.3.9 The Genus Enterobacter 245 CHAPTER 3.3.10 The Genus Hafnia 263 CHAPTER 3.3.11 The Genus Serratia 267 CHAPTER 3.3.12 The Genera Proteus, Providencia, and Morganella 293 CHAPTER 3.3.13 Y. enterocolitica and Y. pseudotuberculosis 318 CHAPTER 3.3.14 Yersinia pestis and Bubonic Plague 447 CHAPTER 3.3.15 Erwinia and Related Genera 491 CHAPTER 3.3.16 The Genera Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus 499 CHAPTER 3.3.17 The Family Vibrionaceae 543 CHAPTER 3.3.18 The Genera Vibrio and Photobacterium 556 CHAPTER 3.3.19 The Genera Aeromonas and Plesiomonas 612 CHAPTER 3.3.20 The Genus Alteromonas and Related Proteobacteria 645 CHAPTER 3.3.21 Nonmedical: Pseudomonas 694 CHAPTER 3.3.22 Pseudomonas aeruginosa 752 CHAPTER 3.3.23 Phytopathogenic Pseudomonads and Related Plant-Associated Pseudomonads 762 CHAPTER 3.3.24 Xylophilus 789 CHAPTER 3.3.25 The Genus Acinetobacter 794 CHAPTER 3.3.26 The Family Azotobacteraceae 807 CHAPTER 3.3.27 The Genera Beggiatoa and Thioploca 832 CHAPTER 3.3.28 The Family Halomonadaceae 859 CHAPTER 3.3.29 The Genus Deleya 884 CHAPTER 3.3.30 The Genus Frateuria 892 CHAPTER 3.3.31 The Chromatiaceae 894 CHAPTER 3.3.32 The Family Ectothiorhodospiraceae 922 CHAPTER 3.3.33 Oceanospirillum and Related Genera 935 CHAPTER 3.3.34 Serpens flexibilis: An Unusually Flexible Bacterium 964 CHAPTER 3.3.35 The Genus Psychrobacter 968 CHAPTER 3.3.36 The Genus Leucothrix 979 CHAPTER 3.3.37 The Genus Lysobacter 987 CHAPTER 3.3.38 The Genus Moraxella 1006 CHAPTER 3.3.39 Legionella Species and Legionnaires’ Disease 1036 CHAPTER 3.3.40 The Genus Haemophilus 1082 CHAPTER 3.3.41 The Genus Pasteurella 1110 CHAPTER 3.3.42 The Genus Cardiobacterium 1139 CHAPTER 3.3.43 The Genus Actinobacillus 1142 CHAPTER 3.3.44 The Genus Francisella 1167 CHAPTER 3.3.45 Ecophysiology of the Genus Shewanella 1181 CHAPTER 3.3.46 The Genus Nevskia 1200 CHAPTER 3.3.47ehT suneG at i ragramoihTThe Genus Thiomargarita 1204 Index 1212 v. 1. Symbiotic associations, biotechnology, applied microbiology v. 2. Ecophysiology and biochemistry v. 3. Archaea. Bacteria: Firmicutes, Actinomycetes v. 4. Bacteria: Firmicutes, Cyanobacteria v. 5. Proteobacteria: alpha and beta subclasses v. 6. Proteobacteria: gamma subclass v. 7. Proteobacteria: delta and epsilon subclasses. Deeply rooting bacteria. This new fully revised third edition compared to the second edition contains 85% new contents and printed in color throughout. It will be ideally suited for research centers in academia and in the corporate world that need reliable and up-to-date information on the biology of the prokaryotic organisms Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Front Matter....Pages 5-40 Front Matter....Pages 41-59 ....Pages 60-71