CLASSIFICATION

Of BACTERIA 🦠🧫

SUBMITTED BY: BEATRICE ELISTEN

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INTRODUC Bacteria are microscopic, mostly
TION free living organisms often
consisting of one living cell.

•They constitute a large domain

of prokaryotic microorganisms.

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CLASSIFICATION OF BACTERIA

• • Bacteria are classified into various types based

on morphology, staining ability, Nutrition etc..
Various forms of shape
CLASSIFICATION BASED ON STAINING ABILITY

Based on staining ability, Bacteria are

classified into:

• Gram positive & Gram negative.

BERGEYS SYSTEM OF CLASSIFICATION

• • David Hendricks Bergey compiled all the information about

bacteria into two massive manuels namely; Bergey’s Manual
of Determinative Bacteriology & Bergey’s Manual of
Systematic Bacteriology.
These classifies bacteria on the basis of their functional and structural
attributes and arranges the organisms into familial orders
• Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology:- Related to the
laboratory protocols for characterizing the bacteria by culture methods
related to their identifications.
• Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology:- Concerning the
systematic classification of bacteria based on the empirical data.
Methods related to their identifications.

• Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology:-

• Concerning the systematic classification of bacteria based

on the empirical data.
 BERGEY’S MANUAL OF DETERMINATIVE
BACTERIOLOGY

• Carries information mainly on determining the identities of

bacteria.
Revised and updated several times to include all available
information from time to time.
New data and information that are still being generated are
continually being collected- to update the upcoming volumes.
• Current edition – 9th series (in 1994).
BERGEYS MANUAL OF SYSTEMATIC BACTERIOLOGY

• Recent volumes of second edition – gives information

on how advanced technologies (DNA sequencing,
RNA analysis, Microarray analysis etc..) can be used to
make the determination of identities and classification
more accurate
VOL. 1- THE ARCHAEA AND THE DEEPLY BRANCHING PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIA.

First part deals with the concept of bacterial speciation, nomenclature and origin of bacterial names.

• Describes 413 species in 165 genera.

• Covers phyla A1, A2 & B1to B12.

• Includes those prokaryotes which are insensitive to antibiotics.

• • Describes the role of modern methods of analysis at the DNA sequence level & their utility in
classification
VOL.2- THE PROTEOBACTERIA (PHYLUM B12)
Include gram negative, chemo- heterotrophic bacteria thought to have
evolved from a common photosynthetic ancestor.
• Proteobacteria is classified into 72 families with 425 genera and 1875
species.
• Many of the members of this are causative organisms of several
infections.
VOL. 3- THE LOW G+C GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIA
(FIRMICUTES- PHYLUM B13)

Includes endospore forming bacteria most of which have medical

importance (e.g. Clostridium, Staphylococcus, Lactobacillus etc).

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Firmicutes have thick gram positive cell wall.

VOL.4- THE HIGH G+C GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIA
(ACTINOBACTERIA- PHYLUM B14)
• Details of pleomorphic bacteria showing variations of more than one
form in their morphology.
• Several genes grow as branching filamentous forms.
153 Genera in 29 families.
• Include several medically important taxa.
VOL.5 HIGH G+C GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIA (ACTINOBACTERIA)

Includes 1 class, 5 subclasses, 6 orders, 44 families.

• They forms branching filaments called hyphae & forms asexual spores.

• Varied difference in cell wall.

• Production of secondary metabolites and Geosmin.

Includes 1 class, 5 subclasses, 6 orders, 44 families.

• They forms branching filaments called hyphae & forms asexual

spores.

• Varied difference in cell wall.

• • Production of secondary metabolites and Geosmin.

Largest Genus- Streptomyces.

• • Includes Micrococcus, Corynebacterium, Propionibacterium etc.