Our world is home to countless microbes.

Have you ever wondered why these organisms are

created? How did they evolve to survive in an extreme environment? How many billion years
have passed and yet they are still alive? How do these organisms reproduce and store food
sources? Are they harmful or beneficial in this era?

Microbes are unique in nature, scientists discovered that they are the first organisms to thrive on
Earth billion years ago where sources for survival are yet to be in crisis. According to them,
microbes are the living data to define other organisms including people, they are the ones that
started life in this world which became a safe haven for living things. Microbes have been
classified into different categories; Protozoa, Bacteria, Micro parasites, Micro algae, Prions,
Viruses and Fungi. Each category has different functions, cellular organization, way for
Nourishment and reproduction.

Some microbes are specialized to live in an extreme environment and ways to enter the human
body. Some are harmful that may cause severe infection and diseases which affect the human
body and destroy the resistance and immunity. As a contrary, some microbes are helpful to the
environment and most likely to be part of a pharmaceutical drug for medical purposes.

In this book, you will find such information on how microbes play a vital role to the environment,
this includes the ecological and economic importance of microbes and summing up all of its
characteristics. Discover more about microbes and be part of the growing knowledge of the
micro world.