ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MICROBIOLOGY (4 VOLS SET)

As with previous editions of the Encyclopedia of Microbiology, the 4th edition takes on the challenge of providing a contemporary overview of microbes- the most abundant and diverse forms of life on Earth. These single-celled organisms were the first life forms to inhabit Earth and they transformed the planet and its atmosphere. They continue to maintain Earth's atmosphere, drive essential processes in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and form intimate relationships with all plants and animals. Microbes can reproduce by doubling every 20 minutes or can remain dormant for many thousands of years. They colonize every known habitat on Earth, accounting for approximately half of the living biomass on our planet. Microbes also cause the most devastating diseases known to humans and are winning the antibiotic war we wage against them. Yet, we cannot live without microbes as symbionts of humans and drivers of Earth's biosphere.

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