Modern Taxonomy for Microbial Diversity ( Biodiversity - The Dynamic Balance of the Planet )

Publication series ： Biodiversity - The Dynamic Balance of the Planet

Author： Indira P. Sarethy Sharadwata Pan and Michael K. Danquah  

Publisher： IntechOpen‎

Publication year： 2014

E-ISBN: INT5701557407

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789535113157

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9789535113157

Subject： Q1 General Biology;Q14 Biological Ecology (Ecology)

Keyword： 生态学（生物生态学）,普通生物学

Language： ENG

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Modern Taxonomy for Microbial Diversity

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Chapter 3 Modern Taxonomy for Microbial Diversity

1. Introduction

2. Biogeography of microbial diversity

3. Microbial evolution

4. Microbial phylogeny

5. The prokaryotic microbes — Bacteria and archaea

6. The species concept

7. Polyphasic taxonomy

7.1. Phenotypic techniques

7.1.1. Classical: Colony characteristics, biochemical and physiological analyses

7.1.2. Numerical taxonomy

7.1.3. Cell wall composition

7.1.4. Fatty acid analyses

7.1.5. Isoprenoid quinones

7.1.6. Other diagnostic methods

7.1.7. Advanced spectroscopy and spectrometric methods

7.2. Genotypic techniques

7.2.2. DNA base content

7.2.3. DNA-DNA hybridization

7.2.4. Other genotyping methods

8. The eukaryotic microbes — Fungi

9. Uncultured microorganisms

10. Taxonomy of viruses

11. Conclusions & perspectives

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