Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd ed (BMSB-‐2). The purpose of this manual is to help in the identification of procaryotes. The second edition of the BMSB categorizes the majority of the genera by their 16S rRNA gene sequences. This second edition is composed of five volumes.
V.1: The archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic bacteria.
V.2: The Proteobacteria.
Part A: Introductory essays. Part B: the gammaproteobacteria.
Part C: The alpha-, beta-, delta-, and epsilonproteobacteria.
V.3: The firmicutes.
V.4: The bacteroidetes, spirochaetes, tenericutes (mollicutes), acidobacteria,
fibrobacters, fusobacteria, dictyoglomi, gemmatimonadetes, lentisphaerae,
verrucomicrobia, chlamydiae, and planctomycetes.
V.5: The actinobacteria.
How to use the manual
"The Road Map to the Manual" is in volume one (p.119). Table 2: Phenotypic Grouping of the Prokaryotic Phyla indicates in which volume you can find information on the genera, in addition to information on the phylum, class, and group (BMBD-9). A "Taxonomic Outline of the Archaea and Bacteria" (March 2000) follows Table 2.
Example: PhylumXIII. Firmicutes............................................................19
Class II. "Clostridia"..................................................736
Order I. Clostridiales.........................................736
Family I. Clostridiaceae............................736
Genus I. Clostridium..................738
Genus II. Alkaliphilus.................828
Genus III. Anaerobacter.............830
Etc.
Alternatively, you can search Table 2 of the "Road Map to the Manual" and check if the genus of your bacterium is listed. If listed, see in which volume the information about your bacterium is found. Then go to the "Index of Scientific Names of Archaea and Bacteria" (at the back of the volume) and select the page in bold type.
Example:
Genus Phylum Class Volume BMBD9
Anaerobacter Firmicutes "Clostridia" 3 Group-18
Anaerobacter, 6, 736, 737, 802, 830, 847
Note: It is useful to read the "On Using the Manual" found at the beginning of each volume.
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*Garrity GM, editor. 2001. Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. 2nd ed. New York (NY): Springer.
Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 1st ed. (BMSB-1)
The purpose of the first edition of the BMSB is to help in the identification of bacteria. It is arranged according to phenotypic characteristics of bacteria and is composed of four volumes that are subdivided into 33 sections.
V.1: Gram-negative bacteria of general, medical, or industrial importance.
V.2: Gram-positive bacteria other than actinomycetes.
V.3: Archaeobacteria, cyanobacteria, and remaining gram-negative bacteria.
V.4: Actinomycetes.
How to use the manual
Example: Micrococcus, 3, 31, 305...1004...2394
agilis, 1003-1005, 1006...1040
amylovorus, 471
Etc.
Note: It is useful to read the "On Using the Manual" found at the beginning of each volume.
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*Holt JG, editor. 1984. Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Baltimore (MD): Williams & Wilkins.
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