Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology

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Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology is the main resource for determining the identity of prokaryotic organisms, emphasizing bacterial species, using every characterizing aspect.

Contents

The manual was published subsequent to the Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, though the latter is still published as a guide for identifying unknown bacteria. [1] First published in 1923 by David Hendricks Bergey, it is used to classify bacteria based on their structural and functional attributes by arranging them into specific familial orders. However, this process has become more empirical in recent years. [2]

The Taxonomic Outline of Bacteria and Archaea is a derived publication indexing taxon names from version two of the manual. [3] It used to be available for free from the Bergey's manual trust website until September 2018. [4] Michigan State University provides an alternative version that indexes NamesforLife records. [5]

The five-volume BMSB is officially replaced by Bergey's Manual of Systematic of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB), a continuously-updated online book, since 2015. [6]

Organization

The change in volume set to "Systematic Bacteriology" came in a new contract in 1980, whereupon the new style included "relationships between organisms" and had "expanded scope" overall. This new style was picked up for a four-volume set [7] that first began publishing in 1984. The information in the volumes was separated as:

Volume 1 included information on all types of Gram-negative bacteria that were considered to have "medical and industrial importance." Volume 2 included information on all types of Gram-positive bacteria. Volume 3 deals with all of the remaining, slightly different Gram-negative bacteria, along with the Archaea. Volume 4 has information on filamentous actinomycetes and other, similar bacteria. [8]

The current volumes differ drastically from previous volumes in that many higher taxa are not defined in terms of phenotype, but solely on 16S phylogeny, as is the case of the classes within Proteobacteria. [9]

The current grouping is:

Bergey's Manual Trust

Bergey's Manual Trust was established in 1936 to sustain the publication of Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology and supplementary reference works. The Trust also recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to bacterial taxonomy by presentation of the Bergey Award and Bergey Medal, jointly supported by funds from the Trust and from Springer, the publishers of the Manual.

Bergey's Manual Trust and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. co-publish the online encyclopedia Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB). On 2019, the Trust decided to include phylogenomic in the BMSAB using the classification provided by the Genome Taxonomy Database (GTDB). [16]

Critical reception

The Annals of Internal Medicine described the volumes as "clearly written, precise, and easy to read" and "particularly designed for those interested in taxonomy." [17]

Editions

Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology

Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 1st ed.

Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd ed.

Other

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References

  1. ↑ Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology Book Review Int. J. of Syst. Bact.; July 1985, p. 408
  2. ↑ History of the Manual Archived December 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Whitman WB, ed. (2015). "Taxonomic Outline of Bacteria and Archaea". Bergey's manual of systematics of archaea and bacteria. doi:10.1002/9781118960608.bm00024. ISBN   9781118960608.
  4. ↑ Garrity, G.M.; Winters, M.; Kuo, A.W.; Searles, D.B. (2001). Taxonomic Outline of the Procaryotes, Release 1.0. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology (Second ed.). New York: Springer-Verlag. p. 320. Archived from the original on 2017-07-22.
  5. ↑ Garrity GM, Lilburn TG, Cole JR, Harrison SH, Euzeby J, Tindall BJ (2007). Lilburn T, Harrison S, Euzéby J, Tindall B (eds.). Taxonomic Outline of the Bacteria and Archaea, Release 7.7. Michigan State University Board of Trustees. doi: 10.1601/TOBA7.7 .
  6. ↑ Whitman WB, ed. (2015). Bergey's manual of systematics of archaea and bacteria. doi:10.1002/9781118960608. ISBN   9781118960608.
  7. ↑ "The new format, which has an expanded scope and examines relationships between organisms (systematics), is called Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Work on the first volume in the four-volume sequence began in 1980 and was ...", "Microbiology" by Daniel V. Lim, Kendall Hunt, 2003
  8. ↑ "Bergey's Manuals", Understanding bacteria by Sheela Srivastava, Springer, 2003, Pg. 40
  9. 1 2 Don J. Brenner; Noel R. Krieg; James T. Staley (July 26, 2005) [1984(Williams & Wilkins)]. George M. Garrity (ed.). Introductory Essays. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Vol. 2A (2nd ed.). New York: Springer. p. 304. ISBN   978-0-387-24143-2. British Library no. GBA561951.
  10. ↑ Boone, David R.; Castenholz, Richard W. (May 18, 2001) [1984(Williams & Wilkins)]. George M. Garrity (ed.). The Archaea and the Deeply Branching and Phototrophic Bacteria . Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Springer. pp.  721. ISBN   978-0-387-98771-2. British Library no. GBA561951.
  11. ↑ Don J. Brenner; Noel R. Krieg; James T. Staley (July 26, 2005) [1984(Williams & Wilkins)]. George M. Garrity (ed.). The Gammaproteobacteria. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Vol. 2B (2nd ed.). New York: Springer. p. 1108. ISBN   978-0-387-24144-9. British Library no. GBA561951.
  12. ↑ Don J. Brenner; Noel R. Krieg; James T. Staley (July 26, 2005) [1984(Williams & Wilkins)]. George M. Garrity (ed.). The Proteobacteria. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Vol. 2C (2nd ed.). New York: Springer. pp.  1388. ISBN   978-0-387-24145-6. British Library no. GBA561951.
  13. ↑ Vos, P.; Garrity, G.; Jones, D.; Krieg, N.R.; Ludwig, W.; Rainey, F.A.; Schleifer, K.-H.; Whitman, W.B. (September 15, 2009) [1984(Williams & Wilkins)]. George M. Garrity (ed.). The Firmicutes. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). New York: Springer. p. 1450. ISBN   978-0-387-95041-9. British Library no. GBA561951.
  14. ↑ Krieg, N.R.; Ludwig, W.; Whitman, W.B.; Hedlund, B.P.; Paster, B.J.; Staley, J.T.; Ward, N.; Brown, D.; Parte, A. (November 24, 2010) [1984(Williams & Wilkins)]. George M. Garrity (ed.). The Bacteroidetes, Spirochaetes, Tenericutes (Mollicutes), Acidobacteria, Fibrobacteres, Fusobacteria, Dictyoglomi, Gemmatimonadetes, Lentisphaerae, Verrucomicrobia, Chlamydiae, and Planctomycetes. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Vol. 4 (2nd ed.). New York: Springer. p. 908. ISBN   978-0-387-95042-6. British Library no. GBA561951.
  15. ↑ Whitman, W.B.; Goodfellow, M.; Kämpfer, P.; Busse, H.-J.; Trujillo, M.E.; Ludwig, W.; Suzuki, K.-i.; Parte, A. (January 29, 2012) [1984(Williams & Wilkins)]. George M. Garrity (ed.). The Actinobacteria. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Vol. 4 (2nd ed.). New York: Springer. p. 1750. ISBN   978-0-387-95043-3. British Library no. GBA561951.
  16. ↑ The DSMZ (2019). "Recent News. Incorporation of Phylogenomics into BMSAB". Bergeys.org.
  17. ↑ "Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology", Book Reviews, Notes, and Listings, Annals of Internal Medicine
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