Welt der Bakterien - Die unsichtbaren Beherrscher unseres Planeten

Written in dialog form, Gerhard Gottschalk's book provides surprising insights into the amazing world of bacteria. These microorganisms have changed the Earth more than any other life form and turned it into an inhabitable planet. Did you know, for example, that the human body contains more bacteria cells than human ones? Or that in each animal and plant cell the remains of former symbiotic bacteria maintain the metabolism? But bacteria also have their negative aspects: they cause illnesses and produce the strongest toxins known to mankind.
Backed by more than 45 contributions from famous international scientists written especially for this book.


Geboren am 27. Marz 1935 in Schwedt an der Oder. Studium der Chemie an der Humboldt-Universitat Berlin. Dipl.-Chem. in Berlin 1959. Promotion in Gottingen 1963. Post-Doktorand am Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley (USA) 1964 - 1966. Habilitation in Gottingen 1967, Rufe nach Munster, Gottingen, Frankfurt/Main und University of California, Davis (USA). Professur fur Mikrobiologie an der Georg-August-Universitat 1970 - 2003. Gastprofessuren in Davis 1973 und Berkeley 1979, Leiter des Laboratoriums fur Genomanalyse am Institut fur Mikrobiologie und Genetik der Georg-August-Universitat Gottingen 1999 - 2007.

Mitglied der Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Gottingen, der Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina, Ehrenmitglied der Israelischen Gesellschaft fur Mikrobiologie, Philip-Morris-Preis fur Zukunftstechnologien, Winogradsdy-Medaille, Emil von Behring-Preis, Bundesverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse, Rektor der Georg-August-Universitat Gottingen 1975 -1976, Prasident der Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Gottingen 1998 - 2000, Prasident von All European Academies (ALLEA) 1998 - 2000, Prasident der Union der Deutschen Akademien der Wissenschaften 2003 - 2007.