Michael Goodfellow

Aidan Parte

Peter Kämpfer

Hans-Jürgen Busse

Wolfgang Ludwig

Ken-ichiro Suzuki

William B. Whitman

Martha E. Trujillo

Includes a revised taxonomic outline for the Actinobacteria or the high G+C Gram positives is based upon the SILVA project as well as a description of greater than 200 genera in 49 families. Includes many medically and industrially important taxa.

Volume 5: The Actinobacteria

Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology

Been Hen Nga

Hai-Meng Tan

This work presents results from five years of research on microbial species in exotic and pristine locations in Asian countries, by contributors in food science, microbiology, and agricultural and environmental sciences in the UK, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Korea, and Philippines. Some microorganisms are described here for the first time. Specific topics include lactic acid bacteria in fermented foods in Southeast Asia, culture collection networks in Asia, high actinomycete diversity in the topical rainforests of Singapore, and engineering biphenyl dioxygenases to acquire wide degradation capabilities of polychlorinated biphenyls and aromatic hydrocarbons. The editor is affiliated with the Department of Microbiology at the National University of Singapore. c. Book News Inc.

Technology and Prospects

Microbial Diversity in Asia

William Whitman

Martha Trujillo

Ken-ichiro Suzuki

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