The microorganisms that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract comprise a complex
ecosystem with functions that significantly contribute to our systemic metabolism and have …

Denitrification is a distinct means of energy conservation, making use of N oxides as
terminal electron acceptors for cellular bioenergetics under anaerobic, microaerophilic, and …

The Epsilonproteobacteria is the fifth validly described class of the phylum Proteobacteria,
known primarily for clinical relevance and for chemolithotrophy in various terrestrial and …

Hundreds of sharp and detailed illustrations, most of them in full color, distinguish this
unique and practical atlas/text. Succinct procedural descriptions, integrated with the …

Campylobacter is among the four main causes of gastroenteritis worldwide and has
increased in both developed and developing countries over the last 10 years. The vast …

Ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequences have been aligned and compared in a number of living
organisms, and this approach has provided a wealth of information about phylogenetic …

La microbiología clínica es tanto un arte como una ciencia; su tarea esencial es el
reconocimiento de la morfología microscópica característica de los microorganismos para la …

Over the last 25 years, a much broader range of taxonomic studies of bacteria has gradually
replaced the former reliance upon morphological, physiological, and biochemical …

The genus Arcobacter, defined almost 20 years ago from members of the genus
Campylobacter, has become increasingly important because its members are being …

Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) of PCR-amplified 16S rDNA fragments was
used to explore the genetic diversity of hydrothermal vent microbial communities, specifically …