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Instant Notes titles focus on core information and are designed to help undergraduate students come to grips with a subject quickly and easily. Ihis second edition of" Instant Notes in Microbiology" has been revised and updated to incorporate recent advancements, including new developments in the taxonomy of microbes, and new insights in molecular biology. Recent changes in the taxonomy of the Prokarya have called for the inclusion of a new topic of the Archaea. The bacteriology and molecular biology sections have been updated to reflect the latest understanding of these rapidly evolving subjects.