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Inspired by the pace of change in the taxonomy of the aerobic endospore-forming bacteria, the ""Bacillus 2000"" symposium on which this book is based was held in Bruges, Belgium, in August 2000, and was supported by the Federation of European Microbiological Societies, the Belgian Society for Microbiology, and several commercial sponsors. Bringing taxonomists interested in Bacillus and its relatives together with people who work with these organisms in medicine, agriculture, and industry, allowed those attending to appreciate the overlaps and interactions of their areas of expertise, in the absence of any comprehensive treatment of the current systematics of the group. The meeting was a great success, and has resulted in the production of these proceedings, Applications and Systematics of Bacillus and Relatives, providing an up-to-date and comprehensive treatise on the classification, identification and applications of the aerobic endospore-forming bacteria; it is an essential reference for all microbiologists interested in these organisms. Valuable reference work for all those interested in the systematics of Bacillus and its relatives. Produced in response to the successful Bacillus 2000 meeting in Bruges and was supported by the Federation of European Microbiological Societies, the Belgian Society for Microbiology, and several commercial sponsors. Of use to those working in fields as diverse as medicine, agriculture, food and industry. Comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the systematics of these organisms. Includes the application of sophisticated chemotaxonomic and genetic characterization methods.

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Author:   Roger Berkeley (Universityof Bristol, England) ,  Marc Heyndrickx (Centrum voor Landbouwkundig, Belgium) ,  Niall Logan (Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland) ,  Paul De Vos (Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Belgium)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 17.70cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.717kg
ISBN:  

9780632057580

ISBN 10:   0632057580
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   09 August 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Contributors. Foreword. 1. Whither Bacillus? (Berkeley). 2. From Phylogeny To Systematics: Dissection Of The Genus Bacillus (Stackebrandt & Swiderski). 3. Longstanding Taxonomic Enigmas Within The 'Bacillus Cereus Group' Are On The Verge Of Being Resolved By Far-Reaching Molecular Developments: Forecasts On The Possible Outcome By An Ad Hoc Team. (Turnbull, Jackson, Hill, Keim, Kolsto & Beecher). 4. Bacillus Cereus And Food Poisoning (Granum). 5. Thermophilic Bacillus Isolates From Antarctic Environments (Nicolaus, Lama & Gambacorta). 6. Bacilli Associated With Spoilage In Dairy Products And Other Foods (Heyndrickx & Scheldeman). 7. Moderately Halophilic And Halotolerant Species Of Bacillus And Related Genera (Arahal & Ventosa). 8. Bacillus Identification - Traditional Approaches (Fritze). 9. Modern Methods For Identification (Logan). 10. Nucleic Acid Analysis And SDS-PAGE Of Whole-Cell Proteins In Bacillus Taxonomy (De Vos). 11. Bacillus Thuringiensis Insecticides (Bishop). 12. Bt Crops: A Novel Insect Control Tool (Van Rie). 13. Bacillus Sphaericus And Its Insecticidal Toxins (Priest). 14. The Importance Of Bacillus Species In The Production Of Industrial Enzymes (Outtrop & Jorgensen). 15. Plant Growth Promotion By Bacillus And Relatives (Chanway). 16. Insertion Sequence Elements And Transposons In Bacillus (Mahillon). 17. Fingerprint Spectrometry Methods In Bacillus Systematics (Magee & Goodacre). 18. Whole-Cell Fatty Acid Analysis In The Systematics Of Bacillus And Related Genera (Kampfer). 19. Some Concluding Observations (Norris). Index

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Rarely does a book of 19 chapters by 31 authors attain such high quality, wide interest and immediate relevance. Quarterly Review of Biology, June 2003 Applications and Systematics of Bacillus and Relatives is indeed a source of current and compiled information on systematics and applications ... This will be a highly useful resource for academic, special, and public libraries. Mohan Ramaswamy, Kansas State University Library, E--Streams, April 2003

"""Rarely does a book of 19 chapters by 31 authors attain such high quality, wide interest and immediate relevance."" Quarterly Review of Biology, June 2003 ""Applications and Systematics of Bacillus and Relatives is indeed a source of current and compiled information on systematics and applications ... This will be a highly useful resource for academic, special, and public libraries."" Mohan Ramaswamy, Kansas State University Library, E-Streams, April 2003"

"Rarely does a book of 19 chapters by 31 authors attain such high quality, wide interest and immediate relevance." Quarterly Review of Biology, June 2003 "Applications and Systematics of Bacillus and Relatives is indeed a source of current and compiled information on systematics and applications ... This will be a highly useful resource for academic, special, and public libraries." Mohan Ramaswamy, Kansas State University Library, E-Streams, April 2003

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Roger Berkeley is the editor of Applications and Systematics of Bacillus and Relatives, published by Wiley. Marc Heyndrickx is the editor of Applications and Systematics of Bacillus and Relatives, published by Wiley. Niall Logan is the editor of Applications and Systematics of Bacillus and Relatives, published by Wiley. Paul De Vos is the editor of Applications and Systematics of Bacillus and Relatives, published by Wiley.

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