Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology - Volume 2

Proteobacteria

George Garrity, Don J. Brenner, Noel R. Krieg, James T. Staley

1400 pages, parution le 01/09/2005 (2^eme édition)

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Résumé

Since publication of the first edition of Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, it has become recognized throughout the world as the principal monographic work in the field of prokaryotic biology. Like a dictionary to a writer, the 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 While the first edition has served the community well for many years, it has become outdated. As a result, the editorial board of Bergey's Manual Trust, in collaboration with more than 500 of the world's leading authorities in prokaryotic systematics, is in the process of revising Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology so that it reflects current thinking and advances in the field.

Overview of the second edition of the Manual

As before, the Manual is subdivided into multiple volumes and each genus occurs as a separate chapter with introductory text provided at higher taxonomic levels. The second edition differs from the first in that clinically relevant species are not grouped together into two volumes. Rather, these taxa appear in their proper phylogenetic place. The text is arranged to follow the lineages defined by the large-scale phylogenetic trees maintained by the Ribosomal Database Project and the ARB Project to which a formalized, hierarchical taxonomy and nomenclature have been applied. As volume 2 goes to press, the taxonomy encompasses 6466 species that are assigned to 26 phyla, 41 classes, 88 orders, 240 families and 1194 genera. Each volume contains a collection of introductory essays on the history and use of the Manual; a detailed discussion of the prokaryotic domains; overviews of the classification, identification, and naming of prokaryotes; prokaryotic ecology and phylogeny; the role of culture collections in microbiology; and intellectual property of prokaryotes. Each volume also includes taxon specific essays and a detailed road map that presents the reader with a broad view of how the entire edition will be arranged, a mapping of phylogenetic groups to the phenotypic groups used in the first edition (Volume 1), or an update of newly published taxa and combinations appearing in print since the preceding volume (Volumes 2-5). The details of each volume in print (Volume 1), in press (Volume 2) or in preparation (Volumes 3-5) follow.

Volume 2 "The Proteobacteria." (2004) Don J. Brenner, Noel R. Krieg, James T. Staley (Volume Editors), and George M. Garrity (Editor-in-Chief) with contributions from 339 colleagues. The volume provides descriptions of more than 2000 species in 538 genera that are assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria.

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This volume is subdivided into three parts.

Part A, The Introductory Essays (332 pgs, 76 figures, 37 tables);
Part B, The Gammaproteobacteria (1203 pages, 222 figures, and 300 tables);
Part C, The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria (1256 pages, 512 figures, and 371 tables)

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Éditeur(s)	Springer
Auteur(s)	George Garrity, Don J. Brenner, Noel R. Krieg, James T. Staley
Parution	01/09/2005
Édition	2^eme édition
Nb. de pages	1400
Couverture	Broché
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780387241456
ISBN13	978-0-387-24145-6