BISC 209: Microbiology: Home

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Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology is an historic and critical text as you delve into a particular bacterial group. The manual comes in five volumes - characterizing each of the main bacterial groups (e.g. the Proteobacteria, the Firmicutes, the Bacteroidetes, etc.).

The Prokaryotes is another multi-volume reference work on bacterial and archaeal groups. This work covers taxonomy, biology, and technological aspects of these groups.