Established in 1936 to sustain the publication of Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology and supplementary reference works.
Links for Taxonomy:
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  http://www.bergeys.org/
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  Many characteristic features are used in classifying and identifying microorganisms. By Environmental Information System Centre (ENVIS). http://www.envismadrasuniv.org/taxonomyclassification.htm
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  A primary source of taxonomic and ecological information. http://www.ansp.org/research/systematics-evolution/collections/diatom-herbarium/
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  Over 150 resources to phylogeny-related software packages, some of which are frequently used for microbes. http://evolution.genetics.washington.edu/phylip/software.html
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  Online information pertaining to algae. http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/rlmoe/
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  The goal of the system is to create an easily accessible database with reliable information on species names and their hierarchical classification. http://www.itis.gov/
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  Task in developing, refining, and maintaining a universal virus taxonomy. http://www.ictvonline.org/
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  A curated classification and nomenclature for all of the organisms in the public sequence databases. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/taxonomy
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  On more than 10,000 World Wide Web pages, the Tree of Life provides information about the diversity of organisms on Earth, their history, and characteristics. http://www.tolweb.org/
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  A relational database designed to manage and explore information on phylogenetic relationships. http://www.treebase.org/


