The living world is most fascinating to any observer due to its wide diversity. While the manifest (micro) has attracted the attention of man even before the invention of the microscope, the unmanifest (micro) opened up its kaleidoscopic variety to the human eye when they (microbes) became obvious only through the microscope. Micro organisms provide a bird’s eye view of the fascinating microcosm. Starting with the history and invention of the microscope, the book in its 12 chapters provides a general survey of all groups of microbes such as Viruses, Mycoplasma, and Protozoa etc. The book is meant to be a text book for students of life science, pharmacy, agriculture etc. at the graduate and post graduate level.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S. Sundara Rajan
Dr. S. Sundara Rajan obtained the D.Sc. degree in Botany from the University of Mysore, specializing in plant morphology. He has been teaching and conducting research in Botany for the past 33 years. Currently, he is the Head of the Post-graduate Department of Botany, St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore. Dr. Sundara Rajan’s research interests include plant morphology, physiology, genetics and evolution. He has published over 40 research papers in National and International Journals and has authored more than a dozen books on botany published by leading publishers of India. Dr. Sundara Rajan has traveled abroad widely and has presented papers in many International Conferences. He has contributed several invited articles to many books and encyclopaedias. Presently, his research interests include tracing the history of botany in ancient India, on which he has published about half a dozen papers. Dr. Sundara Rajan has received many research awards and grants. Recently, he has been given the state award for being the best college teacher in Science by the Government of Karnataka.
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