Brief Description
Based on the data contained in the four-volume Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, BMDB-9 also includes new genera and species, new combinations, and new taxa published through the January 1992 issue of the IJSB. Users will find short general descriptions that encompass all organisms by Groups; shape and size, Gram reaction, other pertinent morphological features, motility and flagella, relations to oxygen, basic type of metabolism, carbon and energy sources, habitat and ecology. BMDB-9 also includes discussions of difficulties in identification, keys or tables to genera and species, genus descriptions, synonyms, other nomenclatural changes, and numerous illustrations.
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The aim of this manual is to provide the user with the best means of identifying bacteria. It is based mainly on the four-volume Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Many species or genera have been reclassified, resulting in new names or combinations. Where there is disagreement with some proposed classification, a brief mention of it is provided for the sake of synonymy.
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Systematic information will continue to be found in Bergey's Manual Of Systematic Bacteriology, with the Determinative manual serving as a reference to aid in the identification of unknown bacteria. This edition is intended solely for the identification of those bacteria that have been described and cultured.
