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Explains the role of prokaryotes in the evolution of a living world
Demonstrates that all past and present living beings emerged from and have interacted with prokaryotes
Includes examples of ongoing evolution in prokaryotes, observable at the human scale
Looks into the phylogeny and biodiversity of prokaryotes
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
The purpose of this book is to show the essential and indispensable role of prokaryotes in the evolution of aliving 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 colonize all biotopes, including the most extreme ones. We consider that all past and present living beings emerged from prokaryotes and have interacted with them. Forces and mechanisms presented in the various theories of evolution apply to prokaryotes. The major stages of their evolution and biodiversity are also described. Finally, it is emphasized that prokaryotes are living organisms that provide indisputable evidence of evolutionary processes. Many examples of ongoing evolution in prokaryotes, observable at the human scale, are provided.
Editors and Affiliations
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Unité Mixte de Service, UMS 3470, OSU Pythéas, Aix Marseille Université, Marseille Cedex, France
Jean-Claude Bertrand
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Laboratoire d’Ecologie Microbienne, UMR 5557, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
Philippe Normand
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Aix Marseille Université, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO UM 110, Marseille, France
Bernard Ollivier
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Laboratoire “Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement” (LMGE), CNRS UMR 6023, Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Télesphore Sime-Ngando
About the editors
Jean-Claude Bertrand, Institut Méditerranéen d'Océanologie, University of Aix-Marseille, Marseille, France
Philippe Normand, Laboratoire d’Ecologie Microbienne, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeubanne, France
Bernard Ollivier, Aix-Marseille Université, Université du Sud Toulon-Var, CNRS/INSU, IRD, MIO, Marseille, FranceTélesphore Sime-Ngando, Laboratory Microorganisms: Genome & Enviroment, CNRS and University Clermont Auvergne, Aubière, France
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Prokaryotes and Evolution
Editors: Jean-Claude Bertrand, Philippe Normand, Bernard Ollivier, Télesphore Sime-Ngando
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99784-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-99782-7Published: 12 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-99784-1Published: 01 January 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 396
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 66 illustrations in colour
Topics: Evolutionary Biology, Microbiology, Biodiversity