CONTENTS 



Preface 9 



I. Classification of the Genera and Higher Groups of Bacteria. Historical, 



1773-1922 15 



II. Codes of Nomenclature and Their Application in Bacteriology 109 



The Rules of Bacterial Nomenclature According to Lehmann and 



Neumann 110 



The International Code of Botanical Nomenclature 113 



The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature 137 



The Type Basis Code Suggested by the Committee on Botanical Nomen- 

 clature of the Botanical Society of America 146 



Suggestions and Recommendations of the Society of American Bacteri- 

 ologists 149 



III. Nomenclatural Status of Names Which Have Been Applied to Groups 



of Bacteria of Higher Rank than Species. Alphabetically Arranged. . 152 



Bibliography 533 



Subject Index 561 



Author Index 589 



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