1. History, Classification and Cultivation of the Planctomycetes
Cheryl Jenkins and James T. Staley
2. Cell Compartmentalization and Endocytosis in Planctomycetes: Structure and Function in Complex Bacteria
John A. Fuerst, Richard I. Webb, and Evgeny Sagulenko
3. Structural Aspects of MC Proteins of PVC Superphylum Members
Damien P. Devos
4. Cell Biology of Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidizing Bacteria: Unique Prokaryotes with an Energy Conserving Intracellular Compartment
Sarah Neumann, Muriel C.F. van Teeseling and Laura van Niftrik
5. Acidophilic Planctomycetes: Expanding the Horizons of New Planctomycete Diversity
Svetlana N. Dedysh and Irina S. Kulichevskaya
6. Towards the Development of Genetic Tools for Planctomycetes
Mareike Jogler and Christian Jogler
7. Genomics and Bioinformatics of the PVC Superphylum
Olga K. Kamneva, Daniel H. Haft, Stormy Knight, David A. Liberles, and Naomi L. Ward
8. The Distribution and Evolution of C1 Transfer Enzymes and Evolution of the Planctomycetes
Ludmila Chistoserdova
9. Unusual Members of the PVC Superphylum: The Methanotrophic Verrucomicrobia Genus "Methylacidiphilum"
Christine E. Sharp, Huub J.M. Op den Camp, Ivica Tamas, and Peter F. Dunfield
10. Phyla Related to Planctomycetes: Members of Phylum Chlamydiae and their Implications for Planctomycetes Cell Biology
Claire Bertelli and Gilbert Greub
11. Planctomycetes - their Evolutionary Implications for Models of the Origins of Eukaryotes and the Eukaryote Nucleus
John A Fuerst and Evgeny Sagulenko
12. A Final Word - The Future of Planctomycetology and Related Studies
John A. Fuerst
