22. Identification

! NEW ! Microbial Identification and Classification-From Phenotypic Evaluations to Molecular Characterization - more ! NEW ! What’s in a Name? New Bacterial Species and Changes to Taxonomic Status from 2012 through 2015 - more 1. Microbial Identification and Classification-From Phenotypic Evaluations to Molecular Characterization Uzoma CC EC Microbiology 5.1 (2016): 01-03. https://www.ecronicon.com/ecmi/pdf/ECMI-05-0000122.pdf Abstract: Since the invention of the microscope and the discovery of microorganisms in the 17th century [1], the study of microorganisms and the field of microbiology research have come a long way from the traditional observations of their phenotypic properties/characteristics. Phenotypic characteristics of interest in the characterization and identification of microbes include morphologic characteristics of both individual cells and groups of cells /colony (cell size, shape and structures), growth characteristics, cellular metabolism and biochemical characteristics [2]. Advances in the techniques used to identify microorganisms have often led to improved microbial classification in research and diagnosis [3,4].

2. What’s in a Name? New Bacterial Species and Changes to Taxonomic Status from 2012 through 2015 Munson E, Carroll KC Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2017 Volume 55 Issue 1 https://jcm.asm.org/content/55/1/24 Abstract: Technological advancements in fields such as molecular genetics and the human microbiome have resulted in an unprecedented recognition of new bacterial genus/species designations by the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. Knowledge of designations involving clinically significant bacterial species would benefit clinical microbiologists in the context of emerging pathogens, performance of accurate organism identification, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. In anticipation of subsequent taxonomic changes being compiled by the Journal of Clinical Microbiology on a biannual basis, this compendium summarizes novel species and taxonomic revisions specific to bacteria derived from human clinical specimens from the calendar years 2012 through 2015.