Planctomycetes: Cell Structure, Origins and Biology

History, Classification and Cultivation of the Planctomycetes.- Cell Compartmentalization and Endocytosis in Planctomycetes: Structure and Function in Complex Bacteria.- Structural Aspects of MC Proteins of PVC Superphylum Members.- Cell Biology of Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidizing Bacteria:Unique Prokaryotes with an Energy Conserving Intracellular Compartment.- Acidophilic Planctomycetes: Expanding the Horizons of New Planctomycete Diversity.- Towards the Development of Genetic Tools for Planctomycetes.- Genomics and Bioinformatics of the PVC Superphylum.- The Distribution and Evolution of C1 Transfer Enzymes and Evolution of the Planctomycetes.- Unusual Members of the PVC Superphylum: The Methanotrophic Verrucomicrobia Genus “Methylacidiphilum”.- Phyla Related to Planctomycetes: Members of Phylum Chlamydiae and their Implications for Planctomycetes Cell Biology.- Planctomycetes – their Evolutionary Implications for Models of the Origins of Eukaryotes and the Eukaryote Nucleus.- A Final Word - The Future of Planctomycetology  and Related Studies.