Karl-Heinz Schleifer

Wolfgang Ludwig

Noel R. Krieg

Paul Vos

George Garrity

Dorothy Jones

Fred A. Rainey

William B. Whitman

One of the most authoritative works in bacterial taxonomy, this resource has been extensively revised. This five volume second edition has been reorganized along phylogenetic lines to reflect the current state of prokaryotic taxonomy. In addition to the detailed treatments provided for all of the validly named and well-known species of prokaryotes, this edition includes new ecological information and more extensive introductory chapters.

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