The second, expanded edition of "The Prokaryotes" has been extensively rewritten and restructured to reflect the many advances that have occurred in bacteriology during the past decade. 250 scientists have served as authors for its more than 220 chapters. The new subtitle, "A Handbook on the Biology of Bacteria - Ecophysiology, Isolation, Identification, Applications" reflects the increasing awareness of the role played by prokaryotes in the environment and in biotechnological applications. The books aim to provide a comprehensive survey of all bacterial genera for which adequate data are available. The work is divided into six parts. The first two parts consist of introductory essays and overview chapters that discuss the classical attributes and characteristics of bacteria, such as phylogeny, diversity, ecology, isolation, identification, life cycle, pathogenicity, growth, metabolism and physiology. The third and fourth sections contain chapters covering phylogenetically related genera, families and higher taxa, offering a perspective on systematic microbiology.
Part five deals with symbiotic relationships and part six covers those genera that have not yet been phylogenetically placed. This handbook on bacteriology and molecular genetics is intended for scientists and researchers.
- ISBN10 3540972587
- ISBN13 9783540972587
- Publish Date March 1992
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 23 September 1999
- Publish Country DE
- Publisher Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Imprint Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
- Edition 2nd edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 5810
- Language English