title: Introduction: How and when did microbes change the world?
authors.affiliation: University of Oxford, Department of Zoology, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK. tom.cavalier-smith@zoo.ox.ac.uk
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cavalier-Smith
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brasier
authors.forename: T Martin
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Embley
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D055593:Geological Phenomena; D005844:Geology; D000069497:Origin of Life; D010163:Paleontology