Taxonomy and Classification of Bacteria

Chapter 17 Taxonomy and Classification of Bacteria Peter A. R. Vandamme, Peter A. R. VandammeSearch for more papers by this author Peter A. R. Vandamme, Peter A. R. VandammeSearch for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):James H. Jorgensen, James H. Jorgensen Emeritus, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TexasSearch for more papers by this authorKaren C. Carroll, Karen C. Carroll Department of Pathology, Division of Microbiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MarylandSearch for more papers by this authorGuido Funke, Guido Funke Risch Laboratories Group, Schaan, Principality of LiechtensteinSearch for more papers by this authorMichael A. Pfaller, Michael A. Pfaller T2 Biosystems, Lexington, Massachusetts, and Professor Emeritus, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IowaSearch for more papers by this authorMarie Louise Landry, Marie Louise Landry Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, ConnecticutSearch for more papers by this authorSandra S. Richter, Sandra S. Richter Department of Laboratory Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OhioSearch for more papers by this authorDavid W. Warnock, David W. Warnock Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United KingdomSearch for more papers by this author First published: 15 May 2015 https://doi.org/10.1128/9781555817381.ch17 AboutPDFPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShareShare a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Summary This chapter discusses the state of the art in bacterial taxonomy. It addresses criteria for species delineation, the polyphasic species concept, and multilocus sequence- and whole-genome sequence-based approaches for species definition. An overview of classification and identification methods is presented, which includes traditional phenotypic, chemotaxonomic, and genotypic techniques. In addition, the chapter briefly describes major groups of bacteria, the practice of reporting the taxonomy of uncultured bacteria, bacterial nomenclature, the valid publication of bacterial names, and name changes. Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 11th Edition RelatedInformation