Furthermore, it presents major new insights into topics such as the physiology of planktonic microbes and their role in ocean processes; the impacts of rising CO2 levels and climate change on the microbial community structure and ocean processes; the evolution of viruses, organelles, and eukaryotic life; interactions of microbes with plastic pollution; and emerging diseases of marine life and their control. All chapters have been significantly expanded, with full colour diagrams, illustrations, and boxes to aid students’ interest and understanding. Novel pedagogy is designed to encourage students to explore current high-profile research topics. This is the only textbook addressing such a broad range of topics in the specific area of marine microbiology, now a core topic within broader marine science degrees. ‘Deep diving into a sea of microbes and their infinite impacts on human life, Professor Munn once again gifts us with the most authoritative textbook in the field, inspiring the next generation of marine microbiologists’. Dr Bruno Francesco Rodrigues de Oliveira, Assistant Professor, Fluminense Federal University, Brazil

Furthermore, it presents major new insights into topics such as the physiology of planktonic microbes and their role in ocean processes; the impacts of rising CO2 levels and climate change on the microbial community structure and ocean processes; the evolution of viruses, organelles, and eukaryotic life; interactions of microbes with plastic pollution; and emerging diseases of marine life and their control. All chapters have been significantly expanded, with full colour diagrams, illustrations, and boxes to aid students’ interest and understanding. Novel pedagogy is designed to encourage students to explore current high-profile research topics. This is the only textbook addressing such a broad range of topics in the specific area of marine microbiology, now a core topic within broader marine science degrees. ‘Deep diving into a sea of microbes and their infinite impacts on human life, Professor Munn once again gifts us with the most authoritative textbook in the field, inspiring the next generation of marine microbiologists’. Dr Bruno Francesco Rodrigues de Oliveira, Assistant Professor, Fluminense Federal University, Brazil