Chemical methods in prokaryotic systematics

Abstract

Partial table of contents: Chemosystematics: Current State and Future Prospects (M. Goodfellow & A. O'Donnell). Analysis of Cellular Constituents from Gram-Negative Bacteria (E. Jantzen & K. Bryn). Analysis of the Cell Wall Constituents of Gram-Positive Bacteria (I. Hancock). Structural Lipids of Eubacteria (T. Embley & R. Wait). Analysis of Microbial Sterols and Hopanoids (G. Jones, et al.). Archaeal Lipids (M. De Rosa & A. Gambacorta). Isoprenoid Quinones (M. Collins). Analysis of Cytochromes (R. Poole). Analysis of Pigments: Carotenoids and Related Polyenes (K. Schmidt, et al.). Determination of DNA Base Composition (J. Tamaoka). Analytical Fingerprinting Methods (J. Magee). Appendix. Index.