About this book

Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, one of the most comprehensive and authoritative works in the field of prokaryotic systematics is undergoing an extensive revision that will ultimately culminate in a five volume Second Edition. Arrangement of the content of the Second Edition follows the now familiar and well regarded phylogeny of the 16S rRNA gene, yet retains much of the layout of the First Edition. Volume 1, encompassing the Archaea, Deeply Branching and Phototrophic Bacteria was published in 2001. We are pleased to announce that work on Volume 2, The Proteobacteria, has been completed. This culminates a four year effort by Bergey's Manual Trust and more than 150 internationally recognized authorities to provide a comprehensive view of the Proteobacteria, the largest prokaryotic phylum.

At present, there are roughly 6250 named species of Bacteria, and the Proteobacteria represent the single largest phylum. Encompassing 72 families and including descriptions of 425 genera and over 1875 named species, the volume will be subdivided into three sub-volumes: The Gammaproteobacteria (Part A), The Alphaproteobacteria (Part B) and the Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria. Also included are new introductory chapters specific to the phylum. The Proteobacteria also represent the most diverse group of bacteria, metabolically and ecologically. Moreover, the Proteobacteria contain many of the clinically relevant species of Bacteria and are of significance in human, animal and plant health. As a result, this volume caters to the broadest audience and the set is an essential reference for the microbiologist. Most importantly, medically important species appear in all three sub-volumes.

Table of contents

Contents
Preface to Volume Two of the Second Edition of Bergey's Manual of
Systematic Bacteriology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Preface to the First Edition of Bergey's Manual of Systematic
Bacteriology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Preface to the First Edition of Bergey's Manual of Determinative
Bacteriology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
The History of Bergey's Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
On Using the Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Procaryotic Domains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Classification of Procaryotic Organisms and the Concept of Bacterial
Speciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Identification of Procaryotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Numerical Taxonomy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Polyphasic Taxonomy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Overview: A Phylogenetic Backbone and Taxonomic Framework for
Procaryotic Systematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Nucleic Acid Probes and Their Application in Environmental
Microbiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Bacterial Nomenclature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Etymology of Nomenclature of Procaryotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Microbial Ecology New Directions, New Importance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Culture Collections: An Essential Resource for Microbiology . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Intellectual Property of Procaryotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Anoxygenic Phototrophic Purple Bacteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Aerobic Bacteria Containing Bacteriochlorophyll and Belonging to the
Alphaproteobacteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Nitrifying Bacteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
The Lithoautotrophic Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
The Lithoautotrophic Nitrite-Oxidizing Bacteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Bacteria that Respire Oxyanions of Chlorine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
The Revised Road Map to the Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281