Bridge Paul, Smith David, Stackebrandt Erko (eds.) Trends in the Systematics of Bacteria and Fungi

CABI, 2021. — 367 p. — ISBN 9781789244984.Methods in microbial systematics have developed and changed significantly in the last 40 years. This has resulted in considerable change in both the defining microbial species and the methods required to make reliable identifications. Developments in information technology have enabled ready access to vast amounts of new and historic data online. Establishing both the relevance, and the most appropriate use, of this data is now a major consideration when undertaking identifications and systematic research.This book provides some insights into how current methods and resources are being used in microbial systematics, together with some thoughts and suggestions as to how both methodologies and concepts may develop in the future. The philosophy and changes in microbial systematics, including the relevance of names, new concepts of species, and the issues encountered with species that cannot be grown in culture.Bridging 200 Years of Bacterial Classification
Identification of Fungi: Background, Challenges and Prospects
Names of Microorganisms and Data Resources to Retrieve Information about Published Names
Preserving the Reference Strains
Can Older Fungal Sequence Data be Useful?
Data Resources: Role and Services of Culture Collections
MALDI-TOF MS and Currently Related Proteomic Technologies in Reconciling Bacterial Systematics
MALDI-TOF MS and its Requirements for Fungal Identification
The Strength of Chemotaxonomy
Microbial Genomic Taxonomy
Navigating Bacterial Taxonomy in a World of Unchartered Microbial Organisms
Sequence-based Identification and Classification of Fungi
Identification and Classification of Prokaryotes Using Whole-genome Sequences
Genomic Sequences for Fungi
What can Genome Analysis Offer for Bacteria?
Genomes Reveal the Cohesiveness of Bacterial Species Taxa and Provide a Path Towards Describing All of Bacterial Diversity
Are Species Concepts Outdated for Fungi? Intraspecific Variation in Plant-pathogenic Fungi Illustrates the need for Subspecific Categorization
Where to Now?