People's desire to understand the environments in which they live is a natural one. People spend most of their time in spaces and structures designed, built, an

Beginning with the germ theory of disease in the 19th century and extending through most of the 20th century, microbes were believed to live their lives as soli

Biodiversity-the genetic variety of life-is an exuberant product of the evolutionary past, a vast human-supportive resource (aesthetic, intellectual, and materi

Microorganisms are a major part of the Earth's biological diversity. Although a lot of research has been done on microbial diversity, most of it is fragmented.

Microbial defacement and degradation of artistic or historic artifacts is a worldwide problem affecting all countries regardless of their history, geographical