Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology - 2/B: Bergey's Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology. Vol.2/B

Includes a description of the Gammaproteobacteria (1203 pages, 222 figures, and 300 tables). This large taxon includes many well known medically and environmentally important groups. Especially notable are the Enterobacteriaceae, Aeromonas, Beggiatoa, Chromatium, Legionella, Nitrococcus, Oceanospirillum, Pseudomonas, Rickettsiella, Vibrio, Xanthomonas and 155 additional genera.

List of contents

Proteobacteria phyl. nov..- Chromatiales ord. nov..- Acidithiobacillales ord. nov..- Xanthomonadales ord. nov..- Cardiobacteriales ord. nov..- Thiotrichales ord. nov..- Legionellales ord. nov..- Methylococcales ord. nov..- Oceanospirillales ord. nov..- Pseudomonadales Orla-Jensen 1921, 270AL.- Alteromonadales ord. nov..- "Vibrionales".- Aeromonadales ord. nov..- "Enterobacteriales".- Pasteurellales ord. nov..

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Includes a description of the Gammaproteobacteria (1203 pages, 222 figures, and 300 tables). This large taxon includes many well known medically and environmentally important groups. Especially notable are the Enterobacteriaceae, Aeromonas, Beggiatoa, Chromatium, Legionella, Nitrococcus, Oceanospirillum, Pseudomonas, Rickettsiella, Vibrio, Xanthomonas and 155 additional genera.

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From the reviews of the second edition:

"Satisfyingly heavy and a pleasure to handle … Volume 2 of the Second Edition of this highly respected work boasts a combined weight of more than 7 Kg. Their sheer size is a testament to the quantity of information contained inside. … Each article … is organized in a standardized way that helps make the information more digestible. … The updated Manual has a place in all scientific libraries and its importance can only grow as we continue to explore and appreciate the vast prokaryotic diversity surrounding us." (Dawn Field, Microbiology Today, July, 2006)

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From the reviews of the second edition:

"Satisfyingly heavy and a pleasure to handle ... Volume 2 of the Second Edition of this highly respected work boasts a combined weight of more than 7 Kg. Their sheer size is a testament to the quantity of information contained inside. ... Each article ... is organized in a standardized way that helps make the information more digestible. ... The updated Manual has a place in all scientific libraries and its importance can only grow as we continue to explore and appreciate the vast prokaryotic diversity surrounding us." (Dawn Field, Microbiology Today, July, 2006)

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• Assisted by: Don J. Brenner (Editor), george Garrity (Editor), Noel R. Krieg (Editor), Noe R Krieg (Editor), Noel R Krieg (Editor), James R Staley et al (Editor), James R. Staley (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.07.2005
• EAN: 9780387241449
• ISBN: 978-0-387-24144-9
• No. of pages: 1106
• Dimensions: 215 mm x 287 mm x 49 mm
• Weight: 2502 g
• Illustrations: XXVIII, 1106 p.
• Sets: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology; Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology; Biotechnologie, C, Medicine, Medical research, Microbiology (non-medical), Mikrobiologie und Virologie, Life Sciences, Medizinische Forschung, Mikrobiologie (nicht-medizinisch), biotechnology, microbiology, Medical microbiology & virology, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Bacteriology, Medical Microbiology, Life Sciences, general, Industrial Microbiology, Biomedicine, general, Applied Microbiology, Biomedical Research