Never Alone: The Microbes That Build Plants, Animals, and Civilizations

Never alone. These microbes that build plants, animals and civilizations. We are now discovering that microbes are not only associated with disease or decomposition: the health and survival of all living organisms, plant or animal, depend intimately on them. Through a rich and often surprising narrative, Marc-André Selosse tells us about this true scientific revolution. First detailing the many symbioses that combine microbes and living organisms in extraordinary adaptations, he then describes our own microbial companions - the human microbiota - and their contributions to our lives. He also demonstrates the importance of microbes in the cultural and dietary practices that have forged civilizations and continue to accompany us. At the end of this journey intended for everyone, accompanied by a touch of humor, the amazed reader will open his eyes to a new world: what he did not see and which nevertheless surrounds him at every moment.