You share your home, your food and your body with trillions of organisms too small to see, and most of what you hear about them is either alarming or oversimplified. This book gives you a clear, balanced picture. It introduces bacteria, fungi, viruses, archaea and protists, explains the community of microbes you carry, and shows how fermentation turns milk, cabbage and dough into food. It then turns practical, with chapters on hygiene at home, food safety, and antibiotic resistance. Ten popular microbe myths are weighed against the evidence, and a closing Quick Reference gives you tables, checklists and a glossary. Written for curious adults with no biology background, it offers general education only, never medical advice.



Imad Muratspahic is an independent author of practical how-to guides, technical handbooks, history and fiction. The books aim to be clear, honest and useful from the first page.