Examines how invasive microbes have been introduced into new environments, explores the impact those invasive microbes have had on the world and describes efforts to manage their spread.
Content Note
Microbes: more than just germs -- The spread of invasive microbes -- Whirling disease: The case of the tail-chasing trout -- Sudden oak death: Fear the fungus -- Ralstonia solanacearum: A bacterial invader success story -- Exotic newcastle disease: gasping chickens -- Saving the soybeans from rust -- Bird flu -- Managing the invasive microbes.