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The Society for General Microbiology (SGM) is a membership organization for scientists who work in all areasof microbiology. It is the largest learned microbiological society in Europe with a worldwide membershipbased in universities, industry, hospitals, research institutes and schools. The SGM publishes key academicjournals in microbiology and virology, organizes international scientific conferences and provides aninternational forum for communication among microbiologists and supports their professionaldevelopment. The Society promotes the understanding of microbiology to a diverse range of stakeholders,including policy-makers, students, teachers, journalists and the wider public, through a comprehensiveframework of communication activities and resources.www.microbiologyonline.org.ukThanks are due toDr Anthony Hilton (Aston University) andProfessor Howard Jenkinson (Bristol University) for their helpful comments on the text.Written by Vicki SymingtonEdited by Dariel BurdassMarlborough House, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood,Reading RG7 1AGTel. 0118 988 1809; Email education@sgm.ac.ukIllustrations by James BW Lewiswww.jwestonlewis.co.ukEmail jbwlewis@hotmail.co.uk © Society for General Microbiology 2012