Taxonomy of Prokaryotes

Dedication

Series Advisors

List of Contributors

1: Taxonomy of Prokaryotes – Introduction

2: How to Describe New Species of Prokaryotes

3: Phenotypic and Physiological Characterization Methods

4: Microscopy

5: Peptidoglycan Structure

6: Cell Wall Teichoic Acids in the Taxonomy and Characterization of Gram-positive Bacteria†

7: The Identification of Polar Lipids in Prokaryotes

8: The Identification of Fatty Acids in Bacteria

9: The Extraction and Identification of Respiratory Lipoquinones of Prokaryotes and Their Use in Taxonomy

10: Detection and Characterization of Mycolic Acids and Their Use in Taxonomy and Classification

11: Polyamines

12: Characterization of Pigments of Prokaryotes and Their Use in Taxonomy and Classification

13: Characterization of Prokaryotes Using MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry

14: Determination of the G+C Content of Prokaryotes

15: DNA–DNA Hybridization

16: The Use of rRNA Gene Sequence Data in the Classification and Identification of Prokaryotes

17: Multilocus Sequence Determination and Analysis

18: Whole Genome Sequence Comparisons in Taxonomy

19: How to Name New Genera and Species of Prokaryotes?

Index