| Description |
viii, 355 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-338) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : becoming bacteriocentric -- Guide to habitats -- Ancient hyperthermophiles and thermophilic green nonsulfurs -- Introduction to the archaea -- Methanogens -- Hyperthermophilic archaea -- Halophiles -- Green sulfur bacteria -- Introduction to the proteobacteria -- Alpha proteobacteria -- Beta proteobacteria -- Gamma and delta proteobacteria of non-sulfur-rich environments -- Gamma and delta proteobacteria of sulfur-rich environments -- Introduction to the gram-positive bacteria -- Gram-positive bacteria of foods and drinks -- Gram-positive bacteria of soils and other substrates -- Gram-positive bacteria as symbionts of animals and plants -- Introduction to the cyanobacteria -- Cyanobacteria of aquatic and terrestrial habitats -- Cyanobacteria associations with other organisms -- Bacteroides, gliders, and their relatives -- Spirochetes -- Thermus and Deinococcus -- Planctomycetes and their relatives. |
| Subject |
Bacteria -- Identification -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Microbial ecology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| ISBN |
0801488540 (paper) |
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0801439027 (cloth) |
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