Table of Contents

The History of Bergey’s Manual.- On Using the Manual.- Procaryotic Domains.- Classification of Procaryotic Organisms and the Concept of Bacterial Speciation.- Identification of Procaryotes.- Numerical Taxonomy.- Polyphasic Taxonomy.- Overview: A Phylogenetic Backbone and Taxonomic Framework for Procaryotic Systematics.- Nucleic Acid Probes and Their Application in Environmental Microbiology.- Bacterial Nomenclature.- Etymology in Nomenclature of Procaryotes.- Microbial Ecology—New Directions, New Importance.- Culture Collections: An Essential Resource for Microbiology.- Intellectual Property of Procaryotes.- Anoxygenic Phototrophic Purple Bacteria.- Aerobic Bacteria Containing Bacteriochlorophyll And Belonging To The Alphaproteobacteria.- Nitrifying Bacteria.- The Lithoautotrophic Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria.- The Lithoautotrophic Nitrite-Oxidizing Bacteria.- Bacteria that Respire Oxyanions of Chlorine.- The Revised Road Map to the Manual.