Bacterial species – from theory to practice

• Authors: Bartoszewicz Marek
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Although the Mayr’s definition of species is commonly accepted for eukaryotic organisms, bacteria do not meet those established criteria. Thus, a special approach is necessary to elaborate the definition resistant to such limitations as for example the lack of sexual reproduction or horizontal gene transfers. One of the most problematic taxa in microbiology is the Bacillus cereus group composed of several closely related bacteria. Thus, on the basis of this model, doubts concerning bacterial taxonomy are discussed in the light of actual, molecular data.

Keywords

EN

taxonomy; phylogeny; species; bacteria

• Publisher: Instytut Badań Edukacyjnych
• Journal: Edukacja Biologiczna i Środowiskowa
• Year: 2018
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 3-7

Contributors

author

Bartoszewicz Marek

• Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, University of Bialystok