• Principles of microbial taxonomy. Phylogenic and artificial classification. Numerical taxonomy. Use of molecular biology in microbial taxonomy.

MICROBIAL PHYLOGENIC CLASSIFICATION

Kingdom – bacteria

Phylum – proteobacteria

Subdivision – Gamma (γ) proteobacteria

Class– Zymobacteria

Order – Enterobacteriales

Family- Enterobacteriaceae

Genus- Escherichia

Species- coli      

Kingdom – bacteria

Phylum – proteobacteria

Subdivision – Gamma (γ) proteobacteria

Class – Zymobacteria

Order – Enterobacteriales

Family- Enterobacteriaceae

Genus- Klebsiella

Species- pneumoniae 

Kingdom – bacteria

Phylum – proteobacteria

Subdivision – Gamma (γ) proteobacteria

Class – Zymobacteria

Order – Enterobacteriales

Family- Enterobacteriaceae

Genus- Salmonella

Species- typhi               

Kingdom – Bacteria

Phylum – Firmicutes

Class – Bacilli                                    

Order II – Lactobacillales                  

Family – Streptococcaceae

Genus –Streptococcus

Species – pyogenes

Enterobacteriaceae:

Budvicia          Citrobacter     Edwardsiella    Enterobacter    Erwinia      Escherichia           Klebsiella   Kluyvera           Proteins   Salmonella   Serratia   Shigella  Yersinia

Gram positive bacteria:

Staphylococcus   Bacillus    Dermatophilus    Streptococcus    Clostridium, Lactobacillus   Sporosarcina      Heliobacterium           

The subdivisions in Proteobacteria :

• Alpha (α)
• Beta (β)
• Gamma (γ)
• Delta (δ)
• Epsilon (ε)