Applications and Systematics of Bacillus and Relatives

Foreword.

1. Whither Bacillus? (Berkeley).

2. From Phylogeny To Systematics: Dissection Of The Genus Bacillus (Stackebrandt & Swiderski).

3. Longstanding Taxonomic Enigmas Within The 'Bacillus Cereus Group' Are On The Verge Of Being Resolved By Far-Reaching Molecular Developments: Forecasts On The Possible Outcome By An Ad Hoc Team. (Turnbull, Jackson, Hill, Keim, Kolsto & Beecher).

4. Bacillus Cereus And Food Poisoning (Granum).

5. Thermophilic Bacillus Isolates From Antarctic Environments (Nicolaus, Lama & Gambacorta).

6. Bacilli Associated With Spoilage In Dairy Products And Other Foods (Heyndrickx & Scheldeman).

7. Moderately Halophilic And Halotolerant Species Of Bacillus And Related Genera (Arahal & Ventosa).

8. Bacillus Identification - Traditional Approaches (Fritze).

9. Modern Methods For Identification (Logan).

10. Nucleic Acid Analysis And SDS-PAGE Of Whole-Cell Proteins In Bacillus Taxonomy (De Vos).

11. Bacillus Thuringiensis Insecticides (Bishop).

12. Bt Crops: A Novel Insect Control Tool (Van Rie).

13. Bacillus Sphaericus And Its Insecticidal Toxins (Priest).

14. The Importance Of Bacillus Species In The Production Of Industrial Enzymes (Outtrop & Jorgensen).

15. Plant Growth Promotion By Bacillus And Relatives (Chanway).

16. Insertion Sequence Elements And Transposons In Bacillus (Mahillon).

17. Fingerprint Spectrometry Methods In Bacillus Systematics (Magee & Goodacre).

18. Whole-Cell Fatty Acid Analysis In The Systematics Of Bacillus And Related Genera (Kampfer).

19. Some Concluding Observations (Norris).

Index