The author team of Prescott's Microbiology continues to provide a modern approach to microbiology by using evolution as a framework. With an impactful introduction to the entire microbial world covered in separate chapters on the structure and function of bacteria and archaea which is followed by the discussion of eukaryotic cells and viruses. You will also find a broad coverage of microbial ecology which is demonstrated by content that ranges from global climate change to the human microbiome.