Identification 1 Chemotaxonomy

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Identification – Chemotaxonomy • Nomenclature • The International Code for Prokaryotes Nomenclature • Microbial cell wall composition • Analysis of Cell Lipids: Fatty Acids Methyl Esters (FAMEs) • MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry Applied to Classification and Identification of Bacteria Microrganism Identification commonly used for identifying microorganisms and obtaining pure cultures, they may not provide a comprehensive understanding of microbial biodiversity Microscopy allows for the analysis of shape, motion tracking, and classification of biological objects, yet it alone is insufficient, small, life/dead, laborious and time- consuming nature, difficulty in interpretation Standards for description of new taxa within the families Bifidobacteriaceae Lactobacillaceae Aerococcaceae Carnobacteriaceae Enterococcaceae Leuconostocaceae Mattarelli et al., 2014 Mattarelli, P., H. Wilhelm, Franz, C., Endo, A., Felis, G., Hammes, W., Pot, B., Dicks, L., Dellaglio, F. 2014. Recommended minimal standards for description of new taxa of the genera Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus and related genera. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 64: 1434–1451. Minima...