Abstract
An extensive revision of one of the most authoritative works in bacterial taxonomy
Reorganized along phylogenetic lines to reflect the current state of prokaryotic taxonomy
Includes a revised taxonomic outline for the Firmicutes based upon the SILVA project as well as a description of more than 1346 species and 235 genera belonging to the phylum Firmicutes, which are also called the low mol% G+C Gram positive prokaryotes. Major taxa to be included are Alicyclobacillus, Bacillus, Clostridium, Enterococcus, Erysipelothrix, Eubacterium, Haloanaerobium, Heliobacterium, Lachnospira, Lactobacillus, Leuconostoc, Listeria, Paenibacillus, Peptococcus, Ruminococcus, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Syntrophomonas, Thermoactinomyces, Thermoanaerobacter, Veillonella and 229 additional genera. Includes many medically and industrially important taxa
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Bergeys Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Vol. 3: The Firmicutes. 2nd ed. |
| Editors | P. de Vos, G. Garrity, D. Jones, N.R. Krieg, W. Ludwig, F.A. Rainey, K-H. Schleifer, W.B. Whitman |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 1246-1247 |
| Number of pages | 1450 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780387950419 |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |