TY - BOOK AU - Brenner, Don J., ed. AU - Krieg, Noel R., ed. AU - Staley, James T., ed. TI - Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology: the proteobacteria. V. 2 (Part A : introductory essays) SN - 9780387241432 U1 - 579.3 PY - 2005/// CY - New York PB - Springer N1 - Preface to Volume Two of the Second Edition of Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology -- Preface to the First Edition of Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology -- Preface to the First Edition of Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology -- 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 Phyiogenetic Backbone and Taxonomic Framework for Procaryotic Systematics -- Nucleic Acid Probes and Their Application in Environmental Microbiology -- Bacterial Nomenclature -- Etymology of 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 ER -