Further reading on microbial diversity?
May 12, 2010 12:06 AM   Subscribe

Books or articles about microbial diversity for the non-specialist? I was fascinated when I read this article a couple of years back. What books, articles or papers covering similar ground (that would be intelligible to a curious layman) can you recommend regarding microbial genetic diversity, taxonomy, & the discovery of micro-organisms in extreme environments, etc.
posted by misteraitch to Science & Nature (3 answers total) 2 users marked this as a favorite
 
Best answer: "A Field Guide to Bacteria" explains where to look for bacteria in the environment, with an emphasis on macroscopic field marks that you can see with the naked eye. It's a fun read and is aimed at the layman.
posted by SandiBeech at 4:36 AM on May 12, 2010


Best answer: The equivalent of 240 billion African elephants hiding in the ocean.
posted by shoesfullofdust at 5:33 AM on May 12, 2010


Response by poster: Thank you both! I'm still hoping there's some other stuff out there I've missed, or perhaps a book or two still being written on these topics...
posted by misteraitch at 12:14 AM on May 15, 2010


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