The Prokaryotes: Vol. 3: Archaea. Bacteria: Firmicutes, Actinomycetes / Edition 3

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Overview

The revised Third Edition of The Prokaryotes, acclaimed as a classic reference in the field, offers new and updated articles by experts from around the world on taxa of relevance to medicine, ecology and industry. Entries combine phylogenetic and systematic data with insights into genetics, physiology and application. Existing entries have been revised to incorporate rapid progress and technological innovation. The new edition improves on the lucid presentation, logical layout and abundance of illustrations that readers rely on, adding color illustration throughout. Expanded to seven volumes in its print form, the new edition adds a new, searchable online version.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780387254937
  • Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
  • Publication date: 8/28/2005
  • Edition description: REV
  • Edition number: 3
  • Pages: 1198
  • Product dimensions: 9.00 (w) x 11.30 (h) x 2.30 (d)

Meet the Author

Martin Dworkin:

Emeritus Professor of Microbiology, University of Minnesota, USA

Major research area: Developmental Biology and Social Behavior of Myxococcus xanthus

Selected awards and honors: John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship; Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology; Sackler Scholar, Tel Aviv University; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Roger Porter Award for Microbial Diversity- American Society for Microbiology

Stanley Falkow:

Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Stanford University School of Medicine, USA; Former Assistant Chief of the Department of Bacterial Immunology at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Selected awards and honors: Member of the National Academy of Sciences; President of the American Society for Microbiology from July 1997 through June 1998; Robert Koch Award from German Government; Abbott Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Microbiology; Several honorary doctorates in Europe and the US

Eugene Rosenberg:

Professor of Microbiology at Tel Aviv University, Israel; Associate Professor at the Department of Bacteriology & Institute of Molecular Biology, University of California at Los Angeles (1967-1970); Member of the Israel Committee for Emerging Diseases

Selected awards and honors: Guggenheim Fellow and Visiting Professor MIT Cambridge, Massachusetts; Pan Lab Award, Society of Industrial Microbiology, San Diego

Karl-Heinz Schleifer:

Professor and Head of the Department of Microbiology, Technical University of Munich, Germany

Awards and Honors: Full Member of Bergeýs Manual Trust; President of the International Union of Microbiological Societies; Körber Award for European Scientific Research; Award of the Society of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine; Ferdinand-Cohn-Medal

Erko Stackebrandt:

Professor of Microbiology at the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany, and Director of the German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany; Professor of Microbiology Department, University of Kiel, Germany (1984-1990); Professor of Microbiology and Department Head at The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia (1990-1993)

Selected awards and honors: Associate Member of Bergeýs Manual Trust (1990-1997); Bergey's Award

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Table of Contents

Archaea. The Archaea: A Personal Overview of the Formative Years. Thermoproteales. Sulfolobales. Desulfurococcales. The Order Thermococcales. The Genus Archaeoglobus. Thermoplasmatales. The Order Halobacteriales. The Methanogenic Bacteria. The Order Methanomicrobiales. The Order Methanobacteriales. The Order Methanosarcinales. Methanococcales. Nanoarchaeota. Phylogenetic and Ecological Perspectives on Uncultured Crenarchaeota and Korarchaeota.- Bacteria. Firmicutes (Gram-Positive Bacteria). Firmicutes with High GC Content of DNA. Introduction to the Classification of the Actinomyces. The Family Bifidobacteriaceae. The Family Propionbacteriaceae: The Genera Friedmaniella, Luteococcus, Microlunatus, Micropruina, Propioniferax, Propionimicrobium and Tessarococcus. The Family Propionibacteriaceae: The Genus Propionibacterium. The Family Succinivibrionaceae. The Family Actinomycetaceae: The Genera Actinomyces, Actinobaculum, Arcanobacterium, Varibaculum and Mobiluncus. The Family Streptomycetaceae, Part I: Phylogeny and Taxonomy. The Family Streptomycetaceae, Part II: Genetics. The Family Micronosporaceae. The Family Actinosynnemataceae. The Families Frankiaceae, Geodermatophilaceae, Acidothermaceae and Sporichthyaceae. The Family Thermomonosporaceae: Actinocorralia, Actinomadura, Spirillospora and Thermomonospora. The Family Streptosorangiaceae. The Family Nocardiopsaceae. Corynebacterium—Nonmedical. The Genus Corynebacterium—Medical. Nocardiaceae and Other Families. The Genus Mycobacterium—Nonmedical. The Genus Mycobacterium—Medical. Mycobacterium leprae. The Genus Arthrobacter. The Genus Micrococcus. The Genus Renibacterium. The Genus Stomatococcus: Rothis mucilaginosa, basonym Stomatococcus mucilaginosus. The Family Cellulomonadaceae. The Family Dermatophilaceae. The Genus Brevibacterium. The Family Microbacteriaceae. The Genus Nocardioides.
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