edited by Michael Goodfellow, Iain Sutcliffe, Jongsik Chun
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
First edition
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xix, 327 pages, 10 unnumbered leaves of plates :
Other Physical Details
illustrations (some color) ;
Dimensions
cm
SERIES
Series Title
Methods in microbiology,
Volume Designation
41
ISSN of Series
0580-9517 ;
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
The need for change: embracing the genome -- An introduction to phylogenetics and the tree of life -- The all-species living tree project -- 16S rRNA gene-based identification of bacteria and archaea using the ExTaxon server -- Revolutionizing prokaryotic systematics through next-generation sequencing -- Whole-genome analyses: average nucleotide identity -- Whole-genome sequencing for rapid and accurate identification of bacterial transmission pathways -- Identification of conversed indels that are useful for classification and evolutionary studies -- Reconciliation approaches to determining HGT, duplications, and losses in gene trees -- Multi-locus sequence typing and the gene-by-gene approach to bacterial classification and analysis of population variation -- Multi-locus sequence analysis: taking prokaryotic systematics to the next level -- Bacterial typing and identification by genomic analysis of 16S-23SrRNA intergenic transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences -- MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry applied to classification and identification of bacteria -- Continuing importance of the "phenotype" in the genomic era