Prokaryotes and Evolution

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bertrand, Jean-Claude (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Normand, Philippe (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Ollivier, Bernard (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Sime-Ngando, Télesphore (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Evolutionary biology.; Microbiology.; Biodiversity.; Evolutionary Biology.

The purpose of this book is to show the essential and indispensable role of prokaryotes in the evolution of a living world. The evolutionary success of prokaryotes is explained together with their role in the evolution of the geosphere, the biosphere and its functioning, as well as their ability to...