difference between bergeys manual for determinative bacteriology and systematic bacteriology
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Explanation:
Bergey’s manual, which first appeared in 1923 and, at present, is in its 9th edition under the title Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, is a major taxonomic treatment of bacteria (prokaryotes). This manual has served the community of microbiologists since more than 80 years and is a compendium of information on all recognized species of bacteria (prokaryotes).
Any discussion dealing with bacterial (prokaryotic) classification cannot go without a thorough acquaintance with this manual. Each chapter of this treatise, written by an expert, contains tables, figures, and other systematic information useful for identification of bacteria.
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Many schemes for identification of bacteria have been devised prior to 1923 but all were usually fragmentary. There was need for a single scheme which could cover all the described bacteria. David Hendricks Bergey, a professor of bacteriology at the university of Pennsylvania (USA), proceeded in this direction and began preparing a complete review of the enormous literature of bacterial taxonomy.
To aid the publication of this work, the Society of American Bacteriologists (now called the American Society of Microbiologists) appointed an Editorial Board headed by Bergey. This resulted in the publication of the first edition of Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology in 1923. The second edition of the manual was published in 1925 and the third edition in 1930.