Synopsis This fascinating title "Recent Trends in Micro-organisms" has been carefully compiled and edited to meet the long felt needs of increasingly large number of those who have to deal with the different aspects of micro-organisms in Colleges, Universities and research institutes. It provides a balanced and integrated treatment of the entire field of micro-organisms. The title is intelligible to the educated layman but it deals with some complex ideas. It is an adequate text for all requirements in this area for most university students. Special efforts have been made to explain ideas in non-mathematical terms. The primary aim throughout has been clarity, simplicity and the high standard. It will definitely prove to be a boon to teachers, students and research workers in the field of microbiology.