Whilst many people associate microbes with being bad and causing illness and disease, they also have many beneficial properties and can inhabit some of the most inhospitable corners of the globe. For many years now, humans, animals and plants have exploited the properties of microbes for their own benefit.

Here we discuss some of the many and varied uses to which microbes are being applied.

Download this list to learn:

• What microbes are contributing to our food
• How bacteria could help our waste disposal problems
• The important role of microbes in developing therapies