The revised Third Edition of The Prokaryotes, acclaimed as a classic reference in the field, offers new and updated articles by experts from around the world on taxa of relevance to medicine, ecology and industry. Entries combine phylogenetic and systematic data with insights into genetics, physiology and application. Existing entries have been revised to incorporate rapid progress and technological innovation. The new edition improves on the lucid presentation, logical layout and abundance of illustrations that readers rely on, adding color illustration throughout. Expanded to seven volumes in its print form, the new edition adds a new, searchable online version.

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Firmicutes (Gram-Positive Bacteria). Firmicutes with Low GC Content of DNA. The Genera Staphylococcus and Macrococcus. The Genus Streptococcus-Oral. Medically Important Beta-Hemolytic Streptococci. Streptococcus pneumoniae. The Genus Enterococcus Taxonomy]. Enterococcus [Medical Importance]. The Genus Lactococcus. Genera Pediococcus and Tetragenococcus. Genera Leucostoc, Oenococcus, and Weissella. The Genera Lactobacillus and Carnobacterium. Listeria and Relatives. The Genus Brochothrix. The Genus Erysipelothrix. The Genus Gemella. The Genus Kurthia. The Genus Bacillus - Nonmedical. The Genus Bacillus - Insect Pathogens. The Genus Bacillus - Medical. Genera Related to the Genus Bacillus - Sporolactobacillus, Sporosarcina, Planococcus, Filibacter, and Caryophanon. An Introduction to the Family Clostridiaceae. Neurotoxigenic Clostridia. The Enterotoxic Clostridia. Clostridium perfingens and Histotoxic Disease. The Genera Desulfitobacterium and Desulfosporosinus. The Anaerobic Gram-Positive Cocci. The Order Haloanaerobiales. The Genus Eubacterium and Related Genera. The Genus Mycoplasma and Related Genera (Class Mollicutes). The Plant Pathogenic Spiroplasmas.- Firmicutes with Atypical Cell Walls. The Family Heliobacteriaceae. Pectinatus, Megasphaera, and Zymophilus. The Genus Selenomonas. The Genus Sporomusa. The Family Lachnospiraceae, including the Genera Butyrivibrio, Lachnospira and Roseburia. The Genus Veillonella. Syntrophomonadaceae.- Cyanobacteria. Cyanobacteria - Isolation, Purification, and Identification. Cyanobacteria: Ecology, Physiology, and Molecular Genetics. Prochlorococcus.-